Walgreens’ final 2016-17 Flu Index highlights top markets
DEERFIELD, Ill. — With flu season winding down, Walgreens on Friday released its final Flu Index of the 2016-17 season, noting which markets saw the most activity based on aggregate prescription data between October 2016 and April.
According to the company, Oklahoma, Texas and North Carolina were the states with the highest influenza rates. Two Texas markets — Brownsville and Corpus Christi — joined Lafayette, La. as markets with the top flu activity. Maine was the state with the least activity and Albany, N.Y. was the market that saw the least flu activity.
The top 10 markets for flu activity were:
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Lafayette, La.
Tyler-Longview (Lufkin & Nacogdoches), Texas
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, N.C.
Shreveport, La.
El Paso, Texas (Las Cruces, N.M.)
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas
Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
The states with the most flu activity were:
Oklahoma
Texas
North Carolina
Mississippi
Tennessee
Louisiana
Arkansas
Alabama
Kentucky
South Carolina
Conversely, the markets with the least amount of activity were:
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.
Rochester, N.Y.
Tucson (Sierra Vista), Ariz.
Buffalo, N.Y.
Toledo, Ohio
Portland, Ore.
Phoenix (Prescott), Ariz.
Palm Springs, Calif.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Wash.
And the states with the least amount of flu activity were:
Maine
New Hampshire
Oregon
Arizona
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
California
Washington
Ohio
Massachusetts