US respiratory virus levels continue to ebb --except for the flu

Except for flu, US respiratory virus levels continue to ebb Respiratory virus activity in the United States loosened its grip more last week, as COVID-19 activity continues to decline and a few regions of the country fell below their baselines for flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its updates today. CIDRAP

Last week, 20 jurisdictions reported high or very high respiratory illness activity, down from 26 the previous week, the CDC said in its latest respiratory virus snapshot. Emergency department visits for flu, COVID, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) all declined last week.

Of the three diseases, flu remains elevated, with increases reported in some parts of the country, especially in central and eastern states, the CDC said in its weekly FluView update. However, flu activity fell below baselines in the Northwest and Mountain West regions for the first time since November.

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