In week ending December 14, local indicators for RSV and influenza were elevated and continuing to increase. Local indicators for COVID-19 remained minimal. Elevated pertussis activity continues to be reported throughout Washington State.
1.6% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to influenza, and fewer than 10 visits were attributable to either COVID-19 or to RSV. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported 15 positive COVID-19 tests (3.3% of specimens tested), 52 positive influenza tests (45 influenza A, 7 influenza B; 13.2% of specimens tested), and 21 positive RSV tests (15.2% 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 or influenza outbreaks reported in the past four reporting weeks.