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In week ending November 2, local indicators for COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained minimal. Influenza indicators remained low but showed signs that local flu activity is beginning to rise. Regional laboratory data are most frequently detecting rhinovirus among clinical respiratory specimens.
0.7% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, and fewer than 10 visits were attributable to either influenza or RSV. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported 15 positive COVID-19 tests (4.0% of specimens tested), 16 positive influenza tests (11 influenza A, 5 influenza B; 5.9% of specimens tested), and 1 positive RSV tests (0.8% 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 three COVID-19 outbreaks reported in the past four reporting weeks, and no influenza outbreaks.