Walgreens’ final 2016-17 Flu Index highlights top markets

David Salazar
5/26/2017

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:



  1. Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, Texas


  2. Corpus Christi, Texas


  3. Lafayette, La.


  4. Tyler-Longview (Lufkin & Nacogdoches), Texas


  5. Oklahoma City, Okla.


  6. Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, N.C.


  7. Shreveport, La.


  8. El Paso, Texas (Las Cruces, N.M.)


  9. Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas


  10. Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas



 


The states with the most flu activity were:



  1. Oklahoma


  2. Texas


  3. North Carolina


  4. Mississippi


  5. Tennessee


  6. Louisiana


  7. Arkansas


  8. Alabama


  9. Kentucky


  10. South Carolina



Conversely, the markets with the least amount of activity were:



  1. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.


  2. Rochester, N.Y.


  3. Tucson (Sierra Vista), Ariz.


  4. Buffalo, N.Y.


  5. Toledo, Ohio


  6. Portland, Ore.


  7. Phoenix (Prescott), Ariz.


  8. Palm Springs, Calif.


  9. Pittsburgh, Pa.


  10. Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Wash.



And the states with the least amount of flu activity were:



  1. Maine


  2. New Hampshire


  3. Oregon


  4. Arizona


  5. Arkansas


  6. Pennsylvania


  7. California


  8. Washington


  9. Ohio


  10. Massachusetts


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