In week ending March 15, local indicators for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) continued to decrease but remained high, while local indicators for COVID-19 remained low. Hospitalizations for COVID-19 and influenza have also returned to non-peak levels. Regional laboratory surveillance most frequently detected influenza A among clinical respiratory specimens.
1.6% 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 16 positive COVID-19 tests (2.6% of specimens tested), 93 positive influenza tests (73 influenza A, 20 influenza B; 14.5% of specimens tested), and 9 positive RSV tests (4.8% 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 influenza outbreaks reported in the past four reporting weeks, and no COVID-19 outbreaks.
