What You Need To Know
Below, please find the NJDOH Respiratory Illness Surveillance Report. This report summarizes surveillance information for COVID-19, Influenza, RSV, and other respiratory illnesses.
Report Highlights:
- Emergency department visits and hospital admissions continue to decrease for influenza, remain stable for COVID-19, and continue to decrease for RSV.
- Recent COVID-19 and influenza hospitalizations have mostly been reported in persons 65 years and older. The number of influenza-associated deaths remain elevated over the past month; with a total of three fatal pediatric cases reported this season.
- Test positivity data for last week was not available on the CDC NREVSS website, will be updated next week.
- Levels of influenza A and COVID-19 in wastewater remain elevated. While elevated, COVID-19 levels remain lower than the summer 2024 peak. Levels for influenza type A are declining while B are increasing. RSV levels in wastewater continue to decline.
- The predominant COVID-19 variants are XEC and LP.8.1, subvariants of Omicron covered by the 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccine. The current predominant influenza virus, is type B and is included in the 2024-25 influenza vaccine.
- Respiratory outbreaks reported by K-12 schools have been primarily due to influenza and outbreaks reported in long-term care facilities continue to primarily be due to COVID-19 and influenza.
Please contact the Communicable Disease Service at 609-826-5964 with any questions about the report.
For additional information, visit the NJDOH CDS Respiratory Illness Dashboard and the NJDOH CDS Vaccination Coverage in NJ LTC Facilities Dashboard