Respiratory Illness Report: Week 38 (9/14/2025 - 9/20/2025)

Note: This report is for healthcare professionals. To read health news for the public, visit kitsappublichealth.org/news.

In week ending September 20, local indicators for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained minimal. Local indicators for COVID-19 were elevated, but hospitalizations remained low.  Regional laboratory surveillance most frequently detected rhinovirus and COVID-19 among clinical respiratory specimens.

1.4% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, fewer than 10 visits were attributable to influenza, and 0 visits were attributable to RSV. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported 48 positive COVID-19 tests (11.0% of specimens tested), 3 positive influenza tests (2 influenza A, 1 influenza B; 0.9% of specimens tested), and 0 positive RSV tests (0.0% 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 has been one COVID-19 outbreak reported in the past four reporting weeks, and no influenza outbreaks.

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