Respiratory Illness Report: Week 29 (7/19/2026-7/25/2026)
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In week ending July 25, local indicators for influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19 were minimal. Regional laboratory surveillance most frequently detected rhinovirus among clinical respiratory specimens.
Fewer than 10 emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to influenza, RSV or COVID-19. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported 10 positive influenza tests (eight influenza A, two influenza B; 4.8% of specimens tested), zero positive RSV tests, and six positive COVID-19 tests (2.6% of specimens tested).
On average, fewer than 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 have been no COVID-19 or influenza outbreaks reported in the past four reporting weeks.
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