The Arkansas Department of Health’s (ADH) weekly respiratory illness report for the week ending Dec. 14 exhibits for the primary time this season the depth degree has reached into the excessive degree. The scale has three ranges of very excessive, three ranges of excessive, two ranges of average, two ranges of low and three ranges of minimal. This week’s degree is the bottom of the excessive degree. Last week it was on the high of the low degree.
The report tracks viral respiratory ailments, together with influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) every week.
For the week ending this previous Saturday, Dec. 14, the ADH reported 10 new flu-related hospitalizations in Arkansas and 40 new COVID-19 hospitalizations.
One new dying was attributed to the flu final week and three flu deaths have been reported since Sept. 29.
There had been 53 deaths reported the previous week by the ADH resulting from pneumonia within the state.
No new COVID-19 deaths had been reported this previous week. The whole variety of deaths this 12 months in Arkansas resulting from COVID stands at 484.
Three influenza outbreaks have been reported at nursing properties or different congregate setting establishments to this point this flu season.
The report additionally gives the proportion of scholars absent because of the flu in every county for the week. Here are the counties in north central Arkansas and their absenteeism price:
Baxter – 6.66 (earlier week was 5.92)
Marion – 6.62 (earlier week was 7.35)
Fulton – 6.13 (earlier week was 7.44)
Izard – 5.25 (earlier week 6.36)
Stone – 5.57 (earlier week was 5.66)
Searcy – 5.44 (earlier week was 6.57)
Boone – 6.54 (earlier week was 7.24)
Newton – 5.85 (earlier week was 5.38)
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