This year's flu season is expected to hit the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. regions pretty hard. That's according to a prediction released by WebMD.
The online health resource says the 2015-2016 cold and flu season will peak during the first week of the new year, with the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area coming in at #7 among the cities most likely to experience the highest levels of cold and flu symptoms in the country.
WebMD's Cold and Flu interactive map combines geo-location data and information compiled from more than 4 million monthly visits to the site's Symptom Checker. The map displays a real-time analysis of the spread of cold and flu.
Other cities across the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest regions made WebMD's list, with Richmond/Norfolk, VA ranking at #1.
Top 20 U.S. Cities Likely to Experience Highest Rates of Cold and Flu Symptoms Early in the New Year:
1 Richmond/Norfolk, VA
2 Knoxville, TN
3 Louisville, KY
4 Dallas/Ft Worth, TX
5 Nashville, TN
6 Charlotte, NC
7 Baltimore, MD/Washington D.C.
8 Roanoke, VA
9 Charleston, SC
10 Minneapolis/St Paul, MN
11 Indianapolis, IN
12 Phoenix/Tucson, AZ
13 Cincinnati/Dayton, OH
14 Birmingham/Montgomery, AL
15 Atlanta, GA
16 Austin, TX
17 St Louis, MO
18 Columbus, OH
19 Grand Rapids, MI
20 Omaha, NE
