LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Xinhua) -- There have been at least 26 million flu illnesses, 290,000 hospitalizations and 18,000 deaths from flu so far this season in the United States, according to the latest data published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday.
A total of 138 pediatric flu deaths have been reported in the country so far this season, according to the CDC.
