Oklahoma Influenza 2019-20; 67 fatalities, 1 pediatric

[Ronan Kelly]

Influenza-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance for 2019-2020 Season

Number of Reported Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths, Oklahoma

Number of New Hospitalizations Reported between March 1 - March 7, 2020	Number of New and Previously Reported Hospitalizations with Testing between Sept. 1, 2019 - Feb. 29, 2020	Cumulative Hospitalizations and/or Deaths Since Sept. 1, 2019	Number of New Deaths Reported with Testing between March 1 - March 7, 2020	Number of New and Previously Reported Deaths with Testing between Sept. 1 , 2019 - Feb. 29, 2020	Cumulative Deaths Since Sept. 1, 2019
295	2704	2999	6	55	61

Sentinel Surveillance Summary for March 1 through March 7, 2020

• The percentage of outpatient visits meeting the criteria for ILI¹ was 7.7% (784/10,215).
• Twenty-six percent (1,692/6,507) of rapid influenza tests performed by sentinel sites were positive; 21% were influenza B.
• Three percent (22/767) of RSV tests performed by sentinel laboratories were positive.
  
  ¹Influenza-like illness is defined as having a fever (>100?F) combined with a cough and/or a sore throat.
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[Ronan Kelly]

Influenza-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance for 2019-2020 Season

Number of Reported Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths, Oklahoma

Number of New Hospitalizations Reported between March 8 - March 14, 2020	Number of New and Previously Reported Hospitalizations with Testing between Sept. 1, 2019 - Mar. 7, 2020	Cumulative Hospitalizations and/or Deaths Since Sept. 1, 2019	Number of New Deaths Reported with Testing between March 8 - March 14, 2020	Number of New and Previously Reported Deaths with Testing between Sept. 1 , 2019 - Mar. 7, 2020	Cumulative Deaths Since Sept. 1, 2019
223	3033	3256	2	65	67

Sentinel Surveillance Summary for March 8 through March 14, 2020

• The percentage of outpatient visits meeting the criteria for ILI¹ was 7.9% (669/8,455).
• Twenty-four percent (1,448/6,054) of rapid influenza tests performed by sentinel sites were positive; 21% were influenza B.
• One percent (7/682) of RSV tests performed by sentinel laboratories were positive.
  
  ¹Influenza-like illness is defined as having a fever (>100?F) combined with a cough and/or a sore throat.

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