What You Need To Know
Below please find the Respiratory Illness Surveillance Report. This report summarizes surveillance information for COVID-19, influenza, RSV, and other respiratory illnesses. This report will be paused during the summer and resume in the fall. The Respiratory Illness Dashboard will continue to be updated every week.
Report Highlights:
- Emergency department visits and hospital admissions increased since last week for COVID-19 and remain low for influenza and RSV.
- Recent COVID-19, influenza, and RSV hospitalizations have mostly been reported in persons 65 years and older. Five fatal influenza-associated pediatric cases have been reported this season.
- Test positivity remains elevated for parainfluenza virus and rhinovirus/enterovirus.
- Levels of COVID-19, influenza type A, influenza type B, and RSV in wastewater are low.
- The predominant COVID-19 variant is LP.8.1, a subvariant 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 though influenza-associated absenteeism has decreased. Current outbreaks reported in long-term care facilities are primarily due to COVID-19.
Please contact the Communicable Disease Service at 609-826-5964 with any questions. This report is posted at https://www.nj.gov/health/respiratory-viruses/data-and-reports/.
For additional information, visit the NJDOH CDS Respiratory Illness Dashboard and the NJDOH CDS Vaccination Coverage in NJ LTC Facilities Dashboard