Prince Philip's last surviving sister dies. PRINCESS George of Hanover, the last surviving sister of Prince Philip, who had to be slowly integrated into the fringes of the Royal Family because of her German wartime connections, has died in a nursing home. She was 87.
Prevalance of Flu: Every year, 10 percent to 20 percent of Americans get sick with the flu (influenza). (Source: excerpt from Focus On The Flu: NIAID) ... In the United States, approximately 25 percent of the population has flu-associated illness annually, leading to an average of 20,000 to 40,000 deaths per year.
The figure below shows peak flu activity for the United States by month for the 1982-1983 through 2015-2016 flu seasons. The âpeak month of flu activityâ is the month with the highest percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for influenza virus infection during that influenza season. During this 34-year period, flu activity most often peaked in February (14 seasons), followed by December (7 seasons), March (6 seasons), and January (5 seasons).