Respiratory Illness Report: Week 53 (12/28/2025 - 1/3/2026)
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In week ending Jan. 3, local indicators for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained high, while indicators for COVID-19 remained minimal. Regional laboratory surveillance most frequently detected influenza A and RSV among clinical respiratory specimens, followed by rhinovirus.
2.5% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to influenza, 0.5% were attributable to RSV, and fewer than 10 were attributable to COVID-19. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported four positive COVID-19 tests (0.6% of specimens tested), 93 positive influenza tests (91 influenza A, 2 influenza B; 13.9% of specimens tested), and 17 positive RSV tests (9.5% 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 one influenza outbreak..
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