In week ending May 31, local indicators for influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained minimal. Regional laboratory surveillance most frequently detected rhinovirus among clinical respiratory specimens.
Fewer than 10 emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to influenza, COVID-19, or to RSV. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported 9 positive COVID-19 tests (2.5% of specimens tested), 14 positive influenza tests (3 influenza A, 11 influenza B; 6.6% of specimens tested), and 1 positive RSV test (2.4% 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 has been one COVID-19 outbreak reported in the past four reporting weeks, and no influenza outbreaks.
