The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Published updates to its Respiratory Virus Activity Levels report on January 24.
According to the website, at the national level:
· “The amount of acute respiratory illness causing people to seek healthcare remains high.”
· Confirmed influenza related emergency department visits are the highest nationally, followed by RSV, then COVID-19.
· Positive flu tests jumped to 25% while COVID-19 and RSV stayed about the same (6.2% and 8.8%).
· “Wastewater viral activity levels for influenza A are at high levels. National COVID-19 and RSV wastewater viral activity levels are moderate.”
· COVID related emergency department visits over the next two weeks should remain lower than past winters, forecasting shows. Influenza-related visits are expected to heighten.
