The flu is hitting earlier than usual across California, and a
new website helps you track it. Nationwide, more than 2,250
people have been hospitalized, and 18 children have died between
October and December, according to a Centers for Disease Control
report. Flu cases have been rising in California since October,
according to FluNearYou.org. The site run by the Boston
Children's Hospital tracks users who volunteer to take weekly
health surveys. "We are experiencing a flu season that has
spiked early, but we are not done with it," a Sacramento
physician told CBS News. According to the County of Riverside
Department of Public Health, during the week ending Jan. 5, 8.5
percent of visits to emergency rooms across the county were
related to influenza-like illnesses, which is within normal
range for this time of year. During this same time period, 7.5
of deaths in the county were due, in part, to pneumonia or
influenza, which is also within normal range, the department is
reporting. On Dec. 10, the County of Rive