TEXAS (KIAH) – The positivity rate has dropped nearly 2.91 percent in 52 weeks, according to the Texas Flu Watch Report. It is just above 10.33 percent, which is still in the very high category according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria. .
Outbreaks increased by 1 last week. This was reported in North Central Texas at a medical facility.
The state has recorded two thousand three hundred and fifty-nine deaths in the current flu season.
| Texas flu and influenza-like illnesses Observation Component |
previous week Change |
Current A week |
Previous A week† |
Report Page |
| Statewide ILINet activity indicator assigned according to CDC (Influenza-Like Illness Intensity) |
Remained the same | Very high | Very high | – |
| Percentage of samples positive for flu by hospital laboratories |
▼2.91% | 10.33% | 13.24% | 1 |
| Percentage of visits due to ILI (ILINEt) | ▼0.20% | 6.53% | 6.73% | four |
| Number of regions reporting increased influenza/ILI activity |
Remained the same | four | four | 6 |
| Number of regions reporting reduced influenza/ILI activity |
▲2 | four | 2 | 6 |
| Number of variants/new influenza viruses infections |
Without changes | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Number of ILI/flu outbreaks | Decreased | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Number of deaths from childhood influenza | Decreased | 0 | 2 | 7 |
