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US flu markers show more rises as COVID levels decline
"In its regular weekly snapshot on respiratory virus activity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that illness levels remain high, mainly due to impacts from the flu season.
"For flu, emergency department (ED) visits are very high, and test positivity—after leveling out a bit after the holidays—rose to 25% for the week ending January 18. The CDC added that ED visits for flu are rising in all age-groups. ED visits trended slightly downward after the holidays but have now started to rise again.
"Wastewater tracking shows that influenza A levels are still high.
"Hospitalizations for flu have also resumed an upward trend and are highest in older adults. Deaths from flu are also on the rise, making up 1.5% of all deaths for the latest reported week, which ended January 11.
"Meanwhile, COVID-19 markers declined or remained stable. ED visits for COVID are at low levels but are highest among young children and older adults. Though wastewater detections are at the moderate level and declining in all regions, levels remain highest in the Midwest.
"The CDC said its predictions for the next 2 weeks suggest that COVID ED visits will remain at a lower level compared to previous winter seasons. Test positivity for COVID remained stable, at 6.2%.
"Hospitalization rates for COVID increased, especially among seniors.
"One COVID marker that rose was deaths, which were at 1.8% of all deaths for the week ending January 11, up from 1.4% the previous week.
"For respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), ED visits were highest in young children, and wastewater detections are at the moderate level, with test positivity stable, at 8.8%. The CDC added that hospitalization rates for RSV—highest in young children and older people—have peaked but remain elevated."
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