{"id":5921,"date":"2024-03-15T14:05:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T18:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/?p=5921"},"modified":"2024-03-15T14:05:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T18:05:12","slug":"vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/2024\/03\/15\/vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-49\/","title":{"rendered":"VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Influenza activity stabilizes while COVID-19 rates continue decreasing. Statewide activity for both remains high. However, COVID-19 activity has shown sustained declines for several weeks. Influenza activity is down slightly, but models suggest it is still stable.<\/li>\n<li>Hospitalizations for COVID-19 and flu are still decreasing slowly. Models imply that both trends will stabilize. Hospital admissions rates for both viruses are expected to remain level through April.<\/li>\n<li>Gastrointestinal disease activity is increasing. Norovirus detections in Virginia\u2019s census region rival those seen during the peak of the 2023 season. Virginia is also dealing with elevated rotavirus activity.<\/li>\n<li>Measles continues to cause sporadic outbreaks across the United States. It is also causing significant morbidity across the developing world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/03\/Situation-Update-2024-03-15.pdf\"><strong>VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/03\/Epi-Ops-Slides-MMWR-10-2024.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\"> These 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 Influenza activity stabilizes while COVID-19 rates continue decreasing. Statewide activity for both remains high. However, COVID-19 activity has shown sustained declines for several weeks. 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