US virus updates show more COVID decline, with RSV rise in the southeast

US markers show more COVID decline, with RSV rise in the southeast Though KP.3.1.1 variant levels continue to rise, the proportion of XEC viruses is also trending upward. CIDRAP

COVID-19 activity declined last week, with wastewater levels—still highest in the West—now at moderate levels, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today (Friday) in its latest respiratory virus updates. ...

Though respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and flu levels remain low, detections are starting to rise in in the southeast, including in Florida and especially in young children. The CDC reported one more pediatric flu death for the 2023-2024 season, first reported in October 2023, raising the total to 201.

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