Respiratory Illness Report: Week 1 (1/4/2026-1/10/2026)
- katiebaker9
- Jan 15
- 1 min read
In week ending Jan. 10, local indicators for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained high, while indicators for COVID-19 remained minimal. Hospitalizations for influenza and COVID-19 were elevated. Regional laboratory surveillance most frequently detected influenza A and RSV among clinical respiratory specimens, followed by rhinovirus.
1.8% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to influenza, and fewer than 10 were attributable to COVID-19 or RSV. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported 11 positive COVID-19 tests (1.5% of specimens tested), 84 positive influenza tests (84 influenza A, 0 influenza B; 11.3% of specimens tested), and 22 positive RSV tests (10.6% of specimens tested).
On average, around 10 hospital beds at St. Michael Medical Center were in use per day for COVID-19 or influenza patients.
At Kitsap long-term care facilities, there has been one COVID-19 outbreak reported in the past four reporting weeks, and one influenza outbreak.
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