Influenza and COVID-19 activity elevated in Kitsap

In week ending Oct. 3, local emergency department and clinical laboratory data showed elevated activity for influenza and COVID-19, while indicators for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained minimal. Regional laboratory surveillance most frequently detected influenza A, rhinovirus, and SARS-CoV-2 among clinical respiratory specimens.1.4% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to influenza, 0.7% were attributable to COVID-19, and zero visits were attributable to RSV. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported 45 positive influenza tests (43 influenza A, two influenza B; 7.2% of specimens tested), zero positive RSV tests (0.0% of specimens tested), and 42 positive COVID-19 tests (6.6% 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 two COVID-19 outbreaks reported in the past four reporting weeks, and two influenza outbreaks. View interactive report MORE INFORMATIONWA State Respiratory Illness DashboardCDC Weekly Influenza Surveillance ReportUniversity of Washington Viral Respiratory Data For questions about or assistance with this report, email [email protected] week ending September 26, local emergency department and clinical laboratory data showed increasing activity for influenza and COVID-19, while indicators for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remaiIn week ending Sept. 19, local emergency department and clinical laboratory data showed increasing influenza and COVID-19 activity, while indicators for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained miniIn week ending Aug 22, emergency department visits for influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19 remained minimal.
Source: https://www.kitsappublichealth.org/post/respiratory-illness-report-week-39-9-27-2026-10-3-2026