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Weekly Viral Respiratory Disease Summary

Updated November 18, 2024 at 7:45 a.m.                           Completed by: A. Bloom

Source: CT DPH LHD data portal and CTEDSS

Note: Delays in reporting from labs to the state system can impact total counts from week to week, which can also result in discrepancies between CTEDSS numbers and cases reported to Epicenter (Emergency Department and Urgent Care visits, displayed below).

Source: DPH LHD data portal and CTEDSS

  *Note:Influenza-like illness (ILI) is a nonspecific respiratory illness characterized by fever, fatigue, cough, and other symptoms typical of COVID, influenza and RSV, and is used as an identification to denote a potential infectious respiratory disease when individuals present to urgent care (UC) or emergency departments (ED). 

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