Cruise ships saw the highest number of stomach bug illnesses since 2012 with 16 outbreaks impacting a total of 1,894 passengers.

In December alone, the CDC reported five separate outbreaks on four different ships -- sickening more than 800 people. All of the outbreaks were caused by the highly contagious norovirus.

Hundreds of people on cruise ships have been sickened in five separate outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness this month, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In all cases combined,

On December 5, just a month into the typical outbreak season, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported no less than 91 cases of norovirus in just 7 days. That same week in 2020, when many were isolating from the coronavirus, the CDC recorded only 2 cases of norovirus.

The latest government data shows that cases of a fast-spreading stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States. The most recent numbers from the U.S.