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Norwalk health staff report high influenza activity, ongoing COVID and RSV monitoring
Summary
Norwalk public health staff told the Board of Health on Jan. 28 that influenza activity in Connecticut and nationally is high; COVID-19 and RSV continue to circulate at lower levels, and wastewater and hospital data will be monitored for early signals including rare H5N1 detections in animals.
Norwalk public health staff reported to the Board of Health on Jan. 28 that influenza is currently the dominant respiratory threat locally and nationally, while COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) continue to circulate at lower levels.
Brian Weeks, an epidemiology staff member, told board members that national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance shows “flu is very high and increasing” while COVID-19 is low and decreasing for emergency department visits. He said Connecticut mirrors the national pattern and that wastewater…
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