In week ending March 29, local indicators for influenza and RSV were elevated but continued to decrease, while indicators for COVID-19 remained low. Other Puget Sound counties observed similar trends. Regional laboratory surveillance most frequently detected rhinovirus among clinical respiratory specimens, followed by influenza A and B.
1.2% 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 26 positive COVID-19 tests (4.2% of specimens tested), 55 positive influenza tests (42 influenza A, 13 influenza B; 10.5% of specimens tested), and 6 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 two COVID-19 outbreaks reported in the past four reporting weeks, and two influenza outbreaks.
