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Summit County health staff warn of likely seasonal rise in COVID, flu and RSV; wastewater surveillance to guide response
Summary
Summit County Health Department staff presented fall 2023 projections for COVID-19, influenza and RSV, saying modest nationwide and state upticks are appearing, wastewater surveillance remains the best available local indicator, and updated COVID and RSV products should be available soon pending federal guidance.
Nancy, a Summit County health department presenter, told the Board of Health that U.S. and Utah hospitalizations for COVID-19 have shown a recent slight increase and that the county is preparing for the usual fall rise in respiratory viruses. "We are starting to see a slight uptick," Nancy said, adding that wastewater surveillance and hospitalizations are the most reliable measures now that routine testing has declined.
The presentation outlined surveillance limits and timing. Nancy said wastewater reports are typically about a week to 10 days behind sample collection and that the state posts wastewater summaries each Thursday. She showed Colville-area wastewater charts that recently shifted between "watch," "increasing" and "low" levels and cautioned the board not to overinterpret short-term…
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