Four people in Maine have died of influenza-related illnesses, and the amount of flu cases and hospitalizations continue to rise, according to the latest data from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (MaineCDC).

The latest report, covering the week of Dec. 10, shows four new deaths, with a total of 10 since flu season began on Oct. 3. 

Other data related to the disease shows the disease is continuing to spread, with 83 hospitalizations reported the week of Dec. 10, and a total of 201 hospitalizations so far this season. Outpatient health care visits are up to, with the percentage rising to just over 8%.

The latest data also shows more than 2,300 positive tests for influenza, and a total of more than 5,700 for the season. A chart of the state broken up by county describes the severity of the disease in Somerset, Hancock and Androscoggin counties as “very high.” 

Piscataquis, Penobscot, Washington, Kennebec and Lincoln counties were labeled “high,” while Aroostook, Franklin, Waldo and Cumberland counties were labeled “moderate,” and York, Oxford, Sagadahoc and Knox counties were listed as “low.”

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in the week of Dec. 3, nearly 26,000 people were hospitalized with the flu nationwide. So far, the CDC reported, there had been 13 million illnesses and 7,300 influenza-related deaths since the season began.