Tracking flu cases throughout New York State

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The number of flu cases in New York State has been rapidly rising over the past few weeks. The number is so high, it has already exceeded the number of total reported cases from the past three flu seasons.

There has been an “early and aggressive” spread of the flu this year, said New York Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett in October. “I urge all New Yorkers to protect themselves and their family and friends by getting a flu vaccine as soon as possible,” she said.

The New York State website has a Flu Tracker which shows flu cases across the state. The Tracker is updated weekly, with the most current data from December 10.

The Flu Tracker breaks down cases by region, county, flu type, and compares this flu season with the three previous ones. According to the CDC, flu season starts the first week of October and ends the third week of May.

In total, as of December 10, there have been 166,273 reported flu cases across New York State since the start of the 2022-2023 flu season. In just 10 weeks, that number of cases is already more than each of the last three flu seasons.

Here’s a breakdown of total flu cases, and cases by region and county. You can visit the New York State website to keep up to date with the NYS Flu Tracker.

Total flu cases

Flu season	Total flu cases
2019-2020	157,758
2020-2021	4,921
2021-2022	125,709
2022-2023 (as of December 10)	166,273

Data from NYS Flu Tracker

Breakdown of flu cases by region, county

Capital District

Total cases for the 2022-2023 season (as of December 10): 10,200

County	Total flu cases (current season)
Albany	1,987
Clinton	437
Columbia	200
Delaware	299
Essex	169
Franklin	344
Fulton	612
Greene	227
Hamilton	28
Montgomery	535
Otsego	431
Rensselaer	1,145
Saratoga	1,632
Schenectady	986
Schoharie	290
Warren	518
Washington	360

Data from NYS Flu Tracker as of December 10

Central

Total cases for the 2022-2023 season (as of December 10): 15,037

County	Total flu cases (current season)
Broome	1,697
Cayuga	789
Chenango	305
Cortland	630
Herkimer	669
Jefferson	1,424
Lewis	348
Madison	466
Oneida	2,003
Onondaga	3,079
Oswego	1,488
St. Lawrence	716
Tioga	731
Tompkins	692

Data from NYS Flu Tracker as of December 10

Western

Total cases for the 2022-2023 season (as of December 10): 21,617

County	Total flu cases (current season)
Allegany	511
Cattaraugus	588
Chautauqua	1,373
Chemung	1,102
Erie	3,892
Genesee	457
Livingston	471
Monroe	7,798
Niagara	873
Ontario	1,078
Orleans	392
Schuyler	188
Seneca	384
Steuben	1,307
Wayne	766
Wyoming	249
Yates	188