PH updates
December 16, 2022
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Spread Joy...Not Germs This Holiday Season
On November 21, we distributed this newsletter [ [link removed] ] on respiratory virus activity in Ottawa County, which also included tips for a safer Thanksgiving gathering. Today's newsletter provides updates on respiratory virus activity in the county, as well as three things you can do to prevent respiratory illness this holiday season.
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*"Weekly United States Influenza Season Surveillance Report*"*
*Source: CDC [ [link removed] ]. Monitors outpatient hospital visits for influenza like illness (ILI), where patients present with a fever, plus a cough and/or sore throat. These are not laboratory confirmed influenza tests. The map is a general indication of respiratory health in the United States.
National Flu Map [ [link removed] ]
*Source: CDC [ [link removed] ]. Monitors outpatient hospital visits for influenza like illness (ILI), where patients present with a fever, plus a cough and/or sore throat. These are not laboratory confirmed influenza tests. The map is a general indication of respiratory health in the United States.
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*"RSV Activity in Michigan and Ottawa County"*
Although cases of?RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) [ [link removed] ]?are still elevated statewide, regionally and locally in Ottawa County, there are some early signs of improvement.
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*"Influenza Activity in Ottawa County"*
Influenza test positivity (the percent of positive tests conducted by providers and labs)? in Ottawa County remains elevated with test positivity increasing from 23.3% to 33.3% during the week ending December 10. Flu activity around the country remains high, with test positivity hovering at 25.4%.?Flu season in the United States typically peaks between December and February.
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*"COVID-19 Activity in Ottawa County"*
COVID-19 is still a threat, and vulnerable people, especially young children, adults over the age of 65, those with chronic conditions and anyone who isn't vaccinated, are still dying. Transmission signals in Ottawa County [ [link removed] ] are stable, but may be showing some possible increases. Test positivity increased to 13% from 11.8% two weeks ago, and weekly case counts increased from 186 cases two weeks ago to 248 cases last week. Because of at-home tests, which are not reported in public health surveillance data, the data shown here may be an underestimate of the true spread of COVID-19; however, the up and down trends likely do reflect when transmission is increasing and decreasing in the community. [ [link removed] ]
Symptoms of COVID-19 [ [link removed] ]
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The viruses highlighted here only represent some of the viruses that are circulating right now.
One of the best ways you can protect vulnerable people from illness is to stay home if you are sick, *even if your flu and COVID-19 tests are negative*. If you have symptoms of any kind, don't attend holiday gatherings, go out shopping or to events, dine at restaurants, or visit the very young or the very old. What might be a mild illness for you could be much more severe for someone else.
Another important way to protect yourself, and the people at higher risk in your life, is to consider getting your?COVID-19 vaccination or updated booster [ [link removed] ], and your flu shot. *It's not too late!*
Finally, consider masking when in public and when you absolutely can?t stay home when sick. Learn how to mask when it matters most [ [link removed] ].
Learn more about testing, treatment and other prevention tips here [ [link removed] ] and here [ [link removed] ].
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Living a Healthy Life After COVID-19
Holland Hospital has produced an informative new video series that offers expert medical advice and resources to help you prevent illness and overcome post-COVID conditions.?The hospital's experts discuss symptoms of long COVID, what treatments are helping, and how you can live a healthy life after COVID-19. Watch now [ [link removed] ]!
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Updated Online:
Communicable Diseases in Ottawa County
*November 2022 Report [ [link removed] ]*
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Ottawa County COVID-19 Data Hub
Ottawa County publishes recent COVID-19 data relating to community transmission, case counts and descriptive statistics. The data hub is updated every weekday from Monday - Friday by 4:00 pm.?View Data Hub [ [link removed] ]
Weekly COVID-19 Surveillance Reports can be found on our COVID-19 page [ [link removed] ].?
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Ottawa County COVID-19 Resources
*miOttawa.org/COVID19 [ [link removed] ]*
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*MDHHS COVID-19 Resources*
*Vaccine Information [ [link removed] ] I MI Vaccine Locations [ [link removed] ]?I FAQs [ [link removed] ]*
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*More COVID-19 Vaccine Information Resources*
*VaccinateWestMi.com FAQs [ [link removed] ]?I?Deaf & Hard of Hearing FAQ Videos [ [link removed] ]
CDC COVID-19 FAQs Flyer [ [link removed] ]?I CDC FAQ Website [ [link removed] ]*
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