The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campus in Atlanta, Georgia. Health CDC warns drug-resistant infections kill more than 39,000 Americans a year Mono Scoops 1d The CDC's 2026 Antimicrobial Resistance Threats Report, based on 2023 data, estimates more than 9.3 million drug-resistant infections and more than 39,000 deaths a year in the United States, with Candida auris up nearly tenfold since 2019. Read Full Story