Flu season surge has outbreaks spreading wider than last year

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Offices and classrooms are filled with a cacophony of coughing this time of year.
It is the height of flu season and right now the country is in a middle of a surge. The Center for Disease Control says flu activity is higher this year than last year and considerably more widespread within each state. According to the CDC, flu cases peak between December and March, sometimes lasting until May.
Center for Disease Control map of flu outbreaks (Courtesy: CDC)The map above