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People Most Impacted by Respiratory Viruses
For Everyone
Sept. 26, 2025
About
Provides an update on how people of different ages, race and ethnicity, and sex are affected by COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.
Summary
People Most Impacted Update:
Reported on Friday, September 26, 2025
Emergency Department Visits by Age
Weekly percent of total emergency department visits associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Refer to data notes for more details. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
1234% of emergency department visits% of emergency department visits5Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
Data last updated on September 24, 2025 and presented through September 20, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
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Hospitalization by Age
Weekly hospitalization rates for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV per 100,000 population. Preliminary data are shaded in gray. Refer to data notes for more details.
Seasonal surveillance data for influenza-associated hospital admissions from RESP-NET ended on April 30, 2025, and will resume on October 1, 2025, for the 2025–2026 season. As a result, the 'influenza' and 'combined' charts will not be updated again until October 1, 2025. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
051015 hospitalizations per 100,000 people hospitalizations per 100,000 people20Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
Data last updated on September 25, 2025 and presented through September 20, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
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Deaths by Age
Weekly percent of total deaths associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Preliminary data are shaded in gray. Refer to data notes for more details. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
012345 percent of deaths percent of deaths6Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
One or more data points are based on death counts between 1-9 and have been suppressed in accordance with National Center for Health Statistics confidentiality standards.
Data last updated on September 23, 2025 and presented through September 13, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
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By Race and Ethnicity
Emergency Department Visits by Race and Ethnicity
Weekly percent of total emergency department visits associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Refer to data notes for more details. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
0.511.522.5% of emergency department visits% of emergency department visits3Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
NH = non-Hispanic, AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native, NHOPI = Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander
Data last updated on September 24, 2025 and presented through September 20, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
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Hospitalization by Race and Ethnicity
Weekly hospitalization rates for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV per 100,000 population. Preliminary data are shaded in gray. Refer to data notes for more details.
Seasonal surveillance data for influenza-associated hospital admissions from RESP-NET ended on April 30, 2025, and will resume on October 1, 2025, for the 2025–2026 season. As a result, the 'influenza' and 'combined' charts will not be updated again until October 1, 2025. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
510152025 hospitalizations per 100,000 people hospitalizations per 100,000 people30Nov.2024Dec.Jan.2025Feb.Mar.Apr.May
NH = non-Hispanic, AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native, PI = Pacific Islander
Data last updated on September 25, 2025 and presented through September 20, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
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Deaths by Race and Ethnicity
Weekly percent of total deaths associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Preliminary data are shaded in gray. Refer to data notes for more details. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
012345 percent of deaths percent of deaths6Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
NH = non-Hispanic, AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native, NHOPI = Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander
One or more data points are based on death counts between 1-9 and have been suppressed in accordance with National Center for Health Statistics confidentiality standards.
Data last updated on September 23, 2025 and presented through September 13, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
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By Sex
Emergency Department Visits by Sex
Weekly percent of total emergency department visits associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Refer to data notes for more details. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
0.511.5% of emergency department visits% of emergency department visits2Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
Data last updated on September 24, 2025 and presented through September 20, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
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Hospitalization by Sex
Weekly hospitalization rates for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV per 100,000 population. Preliminary data are shaded in gray. Refer to data notes for more details.
Seasonal surveillance data for influenza-associated hospital admissions from RESP-NET ended on April 30, 2025, and will resume on October 1, 2025, for the 2025–2026 season. As a result, the 'influenza' and 'combined' charts will not be updated again until October 1, 2025. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
1234 hospitalizations per 100,000 people hospitalizations per 100,000 people5Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
Data last updated on September 25, 2025 and presented through September 20, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
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Deaths by Sex
Weekly percent of total deaths associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Preliminary data are shaded in gray. Refer to data notes for more details. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
012345 percent of deaths percent of deaths6Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
One or more data points are based on death counts between 1-9 and have been suppressed in accordance with National Center for Health Statistics confidentiality standards.
Data last updated on September 23, 2025 and presented through September 13, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
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Data Notes
Expand All
People Most Impacted - Emergency Department Visits
People Most Impacted - Hospitalizations
People Most Impacted - Deaths
Explore source data
https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/most-impacted.html
For Everyone
Sept. 26, 2025
About
Provides an update on how people of different ages, race and ethnicity, and sex are affected by COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.
Summary
People Most Impacted Update:
Reported on Friday, September 26, 2025
- The percentage of emergency department visits for COVID-19 are highest in children 0-4 years old and elevated in adults 65 years and older.
- Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are elevated in adults 65 years and older.
- Emergency department visits and hospitalizations for influenza and RSV are at low levels in all age groups.
Emergency Department Visits by Age
Weekly percent of total emergency department visits associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Refer to data notes for more details. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
1234% of emergency department visits% of emergency department visits5Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
Data last updated on September 24, 2025 and presented through September 20, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
Data Table Download Data (CSV)
Skipped data table.
Hospitalization by Age
Weekly hospitalization rates for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV per 100,000 population. Preliminary data are shaded in gray. Refer to data notes for more details.
Seasonal surveillance data for influenza-associated hospital admissions from RESP-NET ended on April 30, 2025, and will resume on October 1, 2025, for the 2025–2026 season. As a result, the 'influenza' and 'combined' charts will not be updated again until October 1, 2025. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
051015 hospitalizations per 100,000 people hospitalizations per 100,000 people20Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
Data last updated on September 25, 2025 and presented through September 20, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
Data Table Download Data (CSV)
Skipped data table.
Deaths by Age
Weekly percent of total deaths associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Preliminary data are shaded in gray. Refer to data notes for more details. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
012345 percent of deaths percent of deaths6Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
One or more data points are based on death counts between 1-9 and have been suppressed in accordance with National Center for Health Statistics confidentiality standards.
Data last updated on September 23, 2025 and presented through September 13, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
Data Table Download Data (CSV)
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By Race and Ethnicity
Emergency Department Visits by Race and Ethnicity
Weekly percent of total emergency department visits associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Refer to data notes for more details. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
0.511.522.5% of emergency department visits% of emergency department visits3Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
NH = non-Hispanic, AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native, NHOPI = Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander
Data last updated on September 24, 2025 and presented through September 20, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
Data Table Download Data (CSV)
Skipped data table.
Hospitalization by Race and Ethnicity
Weekly hospitalization rates for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV per 100,000 population. Preliminary data are shaded in gray. Refer to data notes for more details.
Seasonal surveillance data for influenza-associated hospital admissions from RESP-NET ended on April 30, 2025, and will resume on October 1, 2025, for the 2025–2026 season. As a result, the 'influenza' and 'combined' charts will not be updated again until October 1, 2025. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
510152025 hospitalizations per 100,000 people hospitalizations per 100,000 people30Nov.2024Dec.Jan.2025Feb.Mar.Apr.May
NH = non-Hispanic, AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native, PI = Pacific Islander
Data last updated on September 25, 2025 and presented through September 20, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
Data Table
Skipped data table.
Deaths by Race and Ethnicity
Weekly percent of total deaths associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Preliminary data are shaded in gray. Refer to data notes for more details. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
012345 percent of deaths percent of deaths6Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
NH = non-Hispanic, AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native, NHOPI = Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander
One or more data points are based on death counts between 1-9 and have been suppressed in accordance with National Center for Health Statistics confidentiality standards.
Data last updated on September 23, 2025 and presented through September 13, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
Data Table Download Data (CSV)
Skipped data table.
By Sex
Emergency Department Visits by Sex
Weekly percent of total emergency department visits associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Refer to data notes for more details. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
0.511.5% of emergency department visits% of emergency department visits2Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
Data last updated on September 24, 2025 and presented through September 20, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
Data Table Download Data (CSV)
Skipped data table.
Hospitalization by Sex
Weekly hospitalization rates for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV per 100,000 population. Preliminary data are shaded in gray. Refer to data notes for more details.
Seasonal surveillance data for influenza-associated hospital admissions from RESP-NET ended on April 30, 2025, and will resume on October 1, 2025, for the 2025–2026 season. As a result, the 'influenza' and 'combined' charts will not be updated again until October 1, 2025. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
1234 hospitalizations per 100,000 people hospitalizations per 100,000 people5Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
Data last updated on September 25, 2025 and presented through September 20, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
Data Table Download Data (CSV)
Skipped data table.
Deaths by Sex
Weekly percent of total deaths associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Preliminary data are shaded in gray. Refer to data notes for more details. Respiratory Illness
COVID-19RSVInfluenzaCombined Skip Over Chart Container
012345 percent of deaths percent of deaths6Dec.2024Mar.2025Jun.Sep.
One or more data points are based on death counts between 1-9 and have been suppressed in accordance with National Center for Health Statistics confidentiality standards.
Data last updated on September 23, 2025 and presented through September 13, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov. Skip Data Table
Data Table Download Data (CSV)
Skipped data table.
Data Notes
Expand All
People Most Impacted - Emergency Department Visits
People Most Impacted - Hospitalizations
People Most Impacted - Deaths
Explore source data
- National Emergency Department Visits for COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV
- U.S. Trends in Emergency Department Visits for COVID-19
- Hospitalization dashboards: Respiratory Viruses, COVID-19, Influenza, RSV
- Mortality data: COVID-19, Influenza
https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/most-impacted.html
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