Key Takeaways
- Statewide influenza activity has increased for the second week in a row. Viral activity also increased in three of Virginia’s five planning regions.
- COVID-19 rates remain elevated in the Commonwealth but continue to decrease slowly. Wastewater data suggests the possibility of national COVID-19 growth.
- Respiratory illness hospitalizations have increased this week. Yet, admissions rates and bed occupancy for COVID-19 remain “low”. Models expect hospital admissions for both flu and COVID-19 to stabilize.
- New outbreaks of measles continue to emerge across the nation.
- Officials in West Virginia report a case of avian flu in a backyard poultry flock. The USDA and WVDA are currently investigating the case.
- An explosion in Loudoun County has killed a first responder.
- Healthcare workers continue to exhibit high burnout rates nationwide.
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