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Respiratory Virus Data

The respiratory virus data tool consists of surveillance dashboards and summary reports.

Respiratory virus data are updated weekly on Thursdays.
Last update: October 10, 2024


Key trends

October 10, 2024

Respiratory virus activity in BC

 Reporting period: September 29 – October 5, 2024 (Epi-week 40) Open the weekly summary as a PDF


COVID-19 activity is elevated; Influenza and RSV activity is minimal.


Influenza

  • Influenza activity is minimal.

RSV 

  • RSV activity is minimal.

COVID-19

  • SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater remain high. Hospital admission rates are increasing but are below 2023/24 rates for this time.

Health care visits

  • The proportion of primary care and emergency department visits for respiratory illness continue to increase, similar to trends last year.

National and international context

Influenza

  • In Canada, influenza percent positivity is stable at low levels and remains at inter-seasonal levels.  
  • In the USA, seasonal influenza activity (including laboratory testing, hospitalizations, and deaths) remains low. 

RSV 

  • In Canada, RSV percent positivity is stable at low levels.
  • In the USA, RSV activity remains low.

COVID-19

  • In Canada, COVID-19 indicators are stable at elevated levels compared to the spring; however, trends vary across region.
  • In the USA, indicators for SARS-CoV-2 test positivity and COVID-19-associated emergency department visits and hospitalizations continue to decrease overall.

Other respiratory viruses

  • In Canada, enterovirus/rhinovirus is increasing, as expected for this time of year.

Dashboards

The respiratory virus dashboards display data for circulating viruses including influenza, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), enteroviruses/rhinoviruses, and others


Reports

 

Respiratory virus activity in BC: Weekly Summary

 

 

COVID-19 Situation Report

  • COVID-19 Situation Report Archive - This report is an archive of the data previously included in the COVID-19 Situation Report dashboard,  from January 1, 2020, to August 31, 2024.

Respiratory Epidemiological Summaries

Respiratory season surveillance reports summarize key insights for circulating viruses including influenza, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), enteroviruses/rhinoviruses (ERV), and others.


Special Reports


 

    • The respiratory season report summarizes key insights from 28 August 2022 through to 22 April 2023. Following two years of relatively low non-COVID-19 respiratory illness activity in 2020/21 and 2021/22, the 2022/23 season is characterized by the return to seasonal respiratory virus co-circulation patterns, albeit with some atypical features.

  • Archived B.C. COVID-19 Data
    • Links to archived B.C. COVID-19 data including the B.C. COVID-19 Dashboard, maps, and PDF reports can continue to be accessed through the

 

About the Respiratory Diseases data platform

The Respiratory Diseases data platform combines surveillance for COVID-19, influenza and other respiratory pathogens in one platform to monitor trends throughout the respiratory season. The platform is made up of a series of interactive online data pages.

The last respiratory data update of the season was published on May 4, 2023. Updates on influenza and other respiratory pathogens will resume in the fall.

COVID-19 updates will continue monthly throughout the spring and summer.

Changes to COVID-19 data system: May 4, 2023

The British Columbia (BC) COVID-19 surveillance system was updated on May 4, 2023 to use infection episodes of COVID-19 to capture multiple COVID-19 infections in the same person. The update to the system will also capture all hospital and critical care admissions and deaths in a person with a positive lab test. This is a shift from using a system of using first positive lab result for surveillance.

For detailed information about the update to the surveillance system and impact of the changes, read the technical document: BC COVID-19 Surveillance System Update: Infection episode-based approach

National data 

 


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