In week ending December 21, local indicators for influenza were high and continuing to increase. Local laboratory surveillance showed elevated respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) circulation, and local indicators for COVID-19 remained minimal. Elevated pertussis activity continues to be reported throughout Washington State.
2.8% 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 12 positive COVID-19 tests (2.0% of specimens tested), 137 positive influenza tests (115 influenza A, 22 influenza B; 23.8% of specimens tested), and 26 positive RSV tests (11.5% 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.