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According to CDC monitoring data, the domestic influenza epidemic is slowing down but is still in its epidemic period.
In week 40 (October 4-10), there were 128,847 outpatient and emergency room visits for influenza-like illnesses, a decrease of 8.9% from the previous week.
Last week (October 6-12), there were 144 new cases of severe influenza complications (132 H1N1, 10 untyped A, and 2 B) and 46 deaths (all H1N1).
Laboratory surveillance data shows that the influenza virus currently circulating in the community is predominantly type A, with type A H1N1 accounting for 91.8%.
This influenza season (115-116) saw a total of 149 severe cases (139 H1N1, 9 untyped A, and 1 type B) and 15 deaths (all H1N1).
The previous influenza season (114-115) saw a total of 1,887 severe cases (1,259 H1N1, 511 H3N2, 25 untyped A, and 92 type B) and 409 deaths (278 H1N1, 107 H3N2, 12 untyped A, and 12 type B).
Among the severe cases, the majority were elderly people over 65 years old (66.3%) and those with a history of chronic diseases (83.6%). 67.1% of the patients had not received the seasonal influenza vaccine.
The domestic COVID-19 epidemic is declining.
In the 40th week (October 4-10), there were 5,261 outpatient and emergency room visits for COVID-19, a 35.2% decrease compared to the previous week (September 27-October 3).
Last week (October 6-12), there were 21 new severe cases and 15 deaths.
This quarter (October 1, 2026-September 30, 2027) has seen a cumulative total of 31 severe cases, including 5 deaths.
In the previous quarter (October 1, 2025-September 30, 2026), there were a cumulative total of 783 cases of COVID-19 complicated by severe illness, including 173 deaths.
The majority of severe cases were among the elderly aged 65 and above (73.7%) and those with a history of chronic diseases (83.0%). 83.8% of them had not received the COVID-19 vaccine this season.
In the past four weeks, the most common local variants have been PQ.16.1.1 and NB.1.8.1.
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