I'm in Texas--north of Houston and it seems every day we hear from someone who has a confirmed case of it. 8 people died in the next county. Thankfully, we have remained well. I hope we continue to stay well, too! There's lots of other stuff going around too that seems to mimic flu symptoms. According to our pediatrician they were confirming flu as early as the first week of September. I've also had a couple of medical friends say that the ones in the our hospital with the flu did not get the shot this year.