{"id":4955,"date":"2023-06-30T14:30:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T14:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/?p=4955"},"modified":"2023-06-30T18:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:25:00","slug":"vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/2023\/06\/30\/vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-13\/","title":{"rendered":"VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Respiratory disease rates remain low across the Commonwealth. Flu has largely tapered out. COVID-19 hospitalizations are up slightly but remain lower than they were in May. Most <\/span><a class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/coronavirus\/see-the-numbers\/covid-19-data-insights\/sars-cov-2-in-wastewater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wastewater facilities<\/a><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> are reporting that COVID-19 viral loads are too low to detect. None are reporting growth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">A new COVID-19 variant (EU.1.1) is growing quickly in the American southwest. So far it does not seem to be causing an increase in cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed Virginia in particulate matter. This has greatly reduced air quality and threatens sensitive individuals. The inflammation caused by exposure to smoke may also make people more vulnerable to respiratory infections. As such, even healthy individuals should avoid prolonged exposure to the smoke, which is expected to dissipate in the coming days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Temperatures are expected to exceed 100\u00b0 F across much of the Commonwealth in the coming week. Combined with wildfire smoke, the heat may make outdoor work and recreation difficult.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Florida and Texas are battling unrelated, locally acquired malaria outbreaks. The CDC has issued a health advisory for the affected areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Colorado<\/span> <span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">is reporting a handful of new<\/span> <span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">mpox cases. Europe has also reported some growth. The CDC warns that another summer outbreak may be possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2023\/06\/Situation-Update-2023-06-30.pdf\"><strong>VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The VDH surveillance data update was not produced this week. We expect a full report including surveillance update and UVA Biocomplexity Institute slides to be included with the July 14th update. Happy Independence Day!<\/p>\n<p><em>This page updates weekly on Friday by 5:00 PM.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update is produced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/\">VDH Office of Emergency Preparedness<\/a>. This update covers ongoing or potential public health and emergency preparedness issues, including COVID-19. <span dir=\"ltr\">This product is intended to enhance situational awareness among the public health, healthcare, and emergency management communities<\/span>. Some items covered may pose little or no threat to the public at large.<span dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0These items are included for situational awareness only and do not represent an endorsement of the source or information therein.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Respiratory disease rates remain low across the Commonwealth. Flu has largely tapered out. COVID-19 hospitalizations are up slightly but remain lower than they were in May. 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