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Summary for the Week Ending February 9, 2019
The geographic spread of influenza activity in the state of Colorado is at the widespread level.
106 additional influenza-associated hospitalizations were reported during the week ending February 9, 2019. The total number of hospitalizations since the beginning of the 2018-19 season is now 1,851.
The highest hospitalization rate is among 0-4 year olds.
The predominating strain is influenza A, H1N1.
Influenza-like illness patient visits reported by outpatient clinics increased from 6.8% to 6.9%. This is above the baseline level of 5.05%. This includes data from Kaiser Permanente and Primary Care Partners clinics located in the North Central, Northeast, Northwest, South and South Central regions of the state.
Syndromic surveillance of influenza-like illness patient visits in emergency departments in the Denver-metro area increased from 2.28% to 2.75%. This is above the seasonal baseline level of 1.78%.
Sentinel hospital labs (19 of 23 reporting) tested 2,147 specimens and 361 (16.8%) were positive for influenza.
There have been 20 outbreaks associated with influenza reported for the 2018-19 influenza season.
Mortality due to pneumonia and influenza in Colorado for the week ending January 26th was at 6.3%. This is higher than the previous week and lower the national level of 6.9%.
One pediatric death associated with influenza was reported for the 2018-19 influenza season. This was associated with influenza A, H1N1 and occurred during the week ending January 12, 2019.
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Summary for the Week Ending February 9, 2019
The geographic spread of influenza activity in the state of Colorado is at the widespread level.
106 additional influenza-associated hospitalizations were reported during the week ending February 9, 2019. The total number of hospitalizations since the beginning of the 2018-19 season is now 1,851.
The highest hospitalization rate is among 0-4 year olds.
The predominating strain is influenza A, H1N1.
Influenza-like illness patient visits reported by outpatient clinics increased from 6.8% to 6.9%. This is above the baseline level of 5.05%. This includes data from Kaiser Permanente and Primary Care Partners clinics located in the North Central, Northeast, Northwest, South and South Central regions of the state.
Syndromic surveillance of influenza-like illness patient visits in emergency departments in the Denver-metro area increased from 2.28% to 2.75%. This is above the seasonal baseline level of 1.78%.
Sentinel hospital labs (19 of 23 reporting) tested 2,147 specimens and 361 (16.8%) were positive for influenza.
There have been 20 outbreaks associated with influenza reported for the 2018-19 influenza season.
Mortality due to pneumonia and influenza in Colorado for the week ending January 26th was at 6.3%. This is higher than the previous week and lower the national level of 6.9%.
One pediatric death associated with influenza was reported for the 2018-19 influenza season. This was associated with influenza A, H1N1 and occurred during the week ending January 12, 2019.
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/e...KUbnCNgb68/pub
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