Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Week 48 (11/24/24 -11/30/24)

In week ending November 30, local indicators for RSV and influenza continued to increase, while local indicators for COVID-19 remained minimal. Puget Sound regional data show elevated RSV activity, as well as rising influenza. Elevated pertussis activity is also being reported throughout Washington State.

Fewer than 10 visits of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 0.7% were attributable to influenza, and 0 visits were attributable to RSV. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported 11 positive COVID-19 tests (3.2% of specimens tested), 21 positive influenza tests (14 influenza A, 7 influenza B; 6.9% of specimens tested), and 4 positive RSV tests (3.1% 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 no COVID-19 outbreaks reported in the past four reporting weeks, and no influenza outbreaks.