Key Takeaways
- COVID-19 metrics suggest an continuing plateau. Models suggest hospitalization rates will remain unchanged until December.
- RSV growth may be easing slightly in the Southeastern states, but is still rising in Virginia. In 2022, Virginia’s RSV peak arrived about a month after the Southeast.
- Flu activity remains low in most of Virginia. Activity is moderate in Northern Virginia.
- Wildfires continue to impact Virginia, causing hazardous air quality and closing a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Dry conditions are also blamed for a water shortage emergency in the town of Appalachia.
- Due to the holiday, we will not publish a Situation Update next week.
VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update.
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