In week ending April 12, local indicators for influenza were elevated but continued to approach baseline levels, while indicators for COVID-19 and RSV remained low. Other Puget Sound counties observed similar trends. Regional laboratory surveillance most frequently detected rhinovirus among clinical respiratory specimens, followed by influenza B.
0.9% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, and fewer than 10 visits were attributable to RSV-19 or to influenza. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported 13 positive COVID-19 tests (3.1% of specimens tested), 31 positive influenza tests (15 influenza A, 16 influenza B; 7.7% of specimens tested), and 2 positive RSV tests (1.8% 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 no COVID-19 or influenza outbreaks reported in the past four reporting weeks.