Last Updated: March 15, 2024
Key Takeaways
- Influenza activity stabilizes while COVID-19 rates continue decreasing. Statewide activity for both remains high. However, COVID-19 activity has shown sustained declines for several weeks. Influenza activity is down slightly, but models suggest it is still stable.
- Hospitalizations for COVID-19 and flu are still decreasing slowly. Models imply that both trends will stabilize. Hospital admissions rates for both viruses are expected to remain level through April.
- Gastrointestinal disease activity is increasing. Norovirus detections in Virginia’s census region rival those seen during the peak of the 2023 season. Virginia is also dealing with elevated rotavirus activity.
- Measles continues to cause sporadic outbreaks across the United States. It is also causing significant morbidity across the developing world.
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