-- Pennsylvania has had 22 deaths. Most of the deaths were among people older than 65.

-- Indiana has 13 confirmed adult deaths and two pediatric deaths.

-- Arkansas has seven confirmed flu fatalities.

-- South Carolina has counted 22 deaths.

-- In Illinois, there have been six deaths.

-- In Michigan, there have been four pediatric deaths.

Type of flu

The type of flu that is going around is called H3N2, which is often linked to more serious disease, compared with some other flu varieties, Fauci said.

That type of flu matches up well to the vaccine that is being distributed and given out throughout the United States.

People may get more complications from this particular strain of H3N2, "which may make them ill for a longer period of time," Dr. Michael Jhung, medical epidemiologist in the influenza division at the CDC, told CNN's Mary Snow.

Symptoms typically last up to seven days for a normal infection, he said.