Summit County tracks Influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 cases based on laboratory testing reports. This information is intended to help you make the best decision to protect you, your family, and those around you from contracting Influenza, RSV, and COVID-19. Please check back for updated information, this dashboard will be updated weekly.
Below are seasonal comparisons of Influenza (Flu), RSV, and COVID-19 for the past 6 seasons.
Please note that changes in laboratory testing over the years may make some seasons appear lower than others. Specifically, changes in COVID-19 testing.
Welcome to Between Two Graphs with Nancy Porter, your Summit County Epidemiologist. Each week I will provide my take of what is going on with respiratory diseases in the county.
Respiratory disease season has begun. Case counts are still very low, and lower than this time last year (and the past 3 years). This is a good sign that we are getting back to pre-COVID seasonality. Seasonality refers to the times of year when certain respiratory diseases spread at high levels. In the United States, this is typically from October to May with peak activity between December and February. When respiratory diseases follow the “expected” patterns, it allows us to better anticipate what is coming. Since 2020, respiratory disease seasonality has been a bit out of whack, but we are slowly starting to see the expected patterns return.
This weeks report is very similar to the last 2 weeks. Cases are low, there is still time to get your flu and covid shots!*
Summit County has 10 laboratory reported cases of seasonal influenza so far. Flu season is coming. It is time to go get that Flu shot before the season starts to take off! Looking back at last Flu season, it was one of the biggest we have had in the past 5 years. Last season, Flu kicked off in mid-November, a little later than the previous season (and closer to pre-pandemic timing). The past two seasons we have seen Flu cases peak around mid-December (probably because we are all gathering with family and friends to celebrate the holiday season). We will have to wait and see what this season brings, but I think that it will be similar to the past two years.
RSV activity is still low for the 2024-2025 season. Last year was a fairly mild RSV season, with the total number of cases being lower than the past two seasons. Part of this decrease may be due to the new RSV vaccine that came out last year. For information on who can get this, please check out the resources tab up top and chat with your primary care physician to see if its right for you. Compared to Flu, RSV season tends to start a little earlier in November. I hope with the continued uptake of the RSV vaccine, we will continue to see lower RSV rates than previous seasons.
In with the snow and out with the “summer wave” of COVID-19. COVID wastewater concentrations have return to low from all three watersheds after elevated levels for most of the summer. If you escaped the “summer wave” without getting COIVD, then you may want to think about getting a COVID vaccine when you go in and get your Flu shot. If you have recently gotten COVID, then you may want to wait a few months or so to get the COVID vaccine.
*As always, please talk to your healthcare provider about when to get vaccinated, and which vaccinations are right for you.
To schedule a time to get a Flu and/or COVID shot, please call any of our health department locations: Park City: 435-333-1512 Kamas: 435-783-3161 Coalville: 435-336-3234
I would like to start off the 2024-2025 respiratory disease season by introducing myself. Hello! My name is Nancy Porter, I am the Epidemiologist for the Summit County Health Department. I lead efforts in disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, and public health research. I moved from Maryland to Summit County two years ago to be apart of the amazing Summit County Health team. I went to Penn State University for my bachelors and masters degree, focusing on public health sciences, and then I completed my doctoral course work in epidemiology at the University of South Carolina, focusing on cancer and genetic epidemiology. Other than loving data, I love adventuring outside, crafting, and plants.
COVID-19 Wastewater Concentrations
Laboratory testing for COVID-19 has greatly decreased since the 2020-2021 season. Due to low testing numbers, case counts appear to be very low for COVID-19. However, we can look at COVID-19 concentration levels in the wastewater to better understand the amount of COVID-19 circulating in our community.
Individuals with covid can shed the SARS-CoV-2 virus in their feces, even if they don’t have symptoms. The virus can then be detected in wastewater, enabling wastewater surveillance to capture the presence of SARS-CoV-2 shed by people with and without symptoms. This allows wastewater surveillance to serve as an early warning that COVID-19 is spreading in a community.
Reading the Graphs: The graphs below show the amount COVID-19 detected in the wastewater (displayed as Millions of gene copies, per person, per day) as well as the daily case rate (displayed as the number of new cases each day per 100,000 people) for the past year. The color bar in-between the wastewater and case rate graphs categorizes the concentration level of COVID-19 detected in the wastewater.
Click here For more information regarding COVID-19 Wastewater monitoring, including monitoring results for additional sites in Utah
Wastewater graphs display annual data up to: November 5, 2024
This dashboard was last updated at Thursday, November 14 2024 at 14:57:46 (America/Denver)
COVID-19 Case Counts by Season
COVID-19 Case Counts Over Time
COVID-19 Case Counts by Age Group
COVID-19 Incidence Rates
The incidence rate (IR) is a measure of the frequency of the event
(COVID-19) occurring over a specific period of time. The IR is the
number of new cases within a time period as a proportion of the number
of people at risk for the disease. Incidence rates are typically
reported as the number of new cases per 100,000 people. This allows for
easy comparison of COVID-19 rates in our county with other counties,
states, or regions.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths
Individuals with covid can shed the SARS-CoV-2 virus in their feces, even if they don’t have symptoms. The virus can then be detected in wastewater, enabling wastewater surveillance to capture the presence of SARS-CoV-2 shed by people with and without symptoms. This allows wastewater surveillance to serve as an early warning that COVID-19 is spreading in a community.
Reading the Graphs: The graphs below show the amount COVID-19 detected in the wastewater (displayed as Millions of gene copies, per person, per day) as well as the daily case rate (displayed as the number of new cases each day per 100,000 people) for the past year. The color bar in-between the wastewater and case rate graphs categorizes the concentration level of COVID-19 detected in the wastewater.
Click here For more information regarding COVID-19 Wastewater monitoring, including monitoring results for additional sites in Utah
Wastewater graphs display data up to: November 5, 2024
Click here For more information regarding COVID-19 Wastewater monitoring, including monitoring results for additional sites in Utah
Influenza Case Counts by Season
Influenza Case Counts Over Time
Influenza Case Counts by Age Group
Influenza Incidence Rates
The incidence rate (IR) is a measure of the frequency of the event (Flu)
occurring over a specific period of time. The IR is the number of new
cases within a time period as a proportion of the number of people at
risk for the disease. Incidence rates are typically reported as the
number of new cases per 100,000 people. This allows for easy comparison
of Flu rates in our county with other counties, states, or
regions.
RSV Case Counts by Season
RSV Case Counts Over Time
RSV Case Counts by Age Group
RSV Incidence Rates
The incidence rate (IR) is a measure of the frequency of the event (RSV)
occurring over a specific period of time. The IR is the number of new
cases within a time period as a proportion of the number of people at
risk for the disease. Incidence rates are typically reported as the
number of new cases per 100,000 people. This allows for easy comparison
of RSV rates in our county with other counties, states, or
regions.
If you would like to report your at-home test results to the Summit County Health Department please click on the link below to fill out a short survey. The information you provide will be kept private and will not be shared with anyone outside of the health department.
At-home test result information will be used by our epidemiologist as another tool to help better understand COVID-19, Flu, and RSV rates in Summit County.
Click here to self-report at-home test results
Fall 2024 Vaccine Guide
