In week ending March 8, local indicators for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained high but continued to decrease, while local indicators for COVID-19 remained low. Hospitalizations for COVID-19 and influenza also decreased. Regional laboratory surveillance most frequently detected influenza A among clinical respiratory specimens.
2.4% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to influenza, and fewer than 10 visits were attributable to COVID-19 or to RSV. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported 12 positive COVID-19 tests (2.3% of specimens tested), 97 positive influenza tests (74 influenza A, 23 influenza B; 16.9% of specimens tested), and 15 positive RSV tests (9.4% 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 two COVID-19 outbreaks reported in the past four reporting weeks, and four influenza outbreaks.
