{"id":5702,"date":"2023-12-15T15:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/?p=5702"},"modified":"2023-12-15T14:53:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T19:53:17","slug":"vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/2023\/12\/15\/vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-36\/","title":{"rendered":"VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Mixed COVID-19 metrics suggest growth may be slowing. ED diagnoses are down slightly, as are wastewater viral loads. Yet most districts are still in growth trajectories. Holiday travel, winter weather, and changing variant proportions may bring renewed growth in the coming weeks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Influenza activity is now \u201cHigh\u201d in Virginia. The Influenza A(H1) strain dominates. Early indicators hint at the start of a decline for RSV rates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Hospitalizations are down slightly for COVID-19 and up for flu. Models suggest combined hospital admissions will grow mildly through 2024.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Storms with the potential for high winds are <\/span><a class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/media\/akq\/briefings\/LatestBriefing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expected<\/a><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> across much of Virginia Sunday evening. Gusts could exceed 50 mph near the coast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Politically motivated threats and harassment highlight the potential for unrest during the 2024 general election season.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2023\/12\/Situation-Update-2023-12-15.pdf\"><strong>VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2023\/12\/COVID-19_VA_UVA-BI-Update_14-December-2023.pdf\"><strong>UVA Biocomplexity Institute Slides.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2023\/12\/12.14.23_Hospitalization-Stakeholder-Call.pdf\"><b>VDH Surveillance Data Update.<\/b><\/a><\/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 Mixed COVID-19 metrics suggest growth may be slowing. ED diagnoses are down slightly, as are wastewater viral loads. Yet most districts are still in growth trajectories. 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