Flu cases on decline finally

Deaths, reported symptoms going down

In this Feb. 7 file photo, a nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta. The nations nasty flu season has been fading for two weeks now, and health officials now feel confident the worst is over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the season apparently peaked in early February, when 1 of every 13 visits to the doctor were for fever, cough and other symptoms of the flu. That intensity level was among the highest seen in a decade. But CDC officials on Friday said it's been falling since then, and last week dropped to 1 in 20. - photo by Associated Press

W worstofbadflu — In this Feb. 7 file photo, a nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta. The nations nasty flu season has been fading for two weeks now, and health officials now feel confident the worst is over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the season apparently peaked in early February, when 1 of every 13 visits to the doctor were for fever, cough and other symptoms of the flu. That intensity level was among the highest seen in a decade. But CDC officials on Friday said it's been falling since then, and last week dropped to 1 in 20. - photo by Associated Press

NEW YORK — The worst of the nation's nasty flu season is finally over.The season apparently peaked in early February and has been fading since, health officials said Friday. The number of people going to the doctor with symptoms of the flu has continued to decline. Deaths from the flu or pneumonia are going down, too.While the peak may have passed, the season isn't finished yet.

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