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Weekly update of #RespiratoryIllness activity in #WashingtonState including #COVID-19 and #Influenza

Metric | #COVID | #FLU | #RSV
% Pos. {King} | down | up | down
% ED Visits | down | up | down
Hosp. ADM | up | up | up
Hosp.Bed+ICU| up | up | up

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Stacked line graph showing activity levels for COVID, Flu, and RSV in Washington state over the past year. The following list of COVID-19 disease activity lists the metric measured and the most recent trend of activity. For COVID-19, percent of tests positive are decreasing marginally, percent of emergency department visits are decreasing a moderate amount, new hospital admissions are increasing a marginal amount, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are increasing a moderate amount, and deaths are increasing. For influenza, percent of tests positive are increasing a marginal amount, percent of emergency department visits are increasing a moderate amount, new hospital admissions are increasing greatly, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are increasing a marginal amount, and deaths are decreasing. For RSV, percent of tests positive are decreasing marginally, percent of emergency department visits are decreasing marginally, new hospital admissions are increasing greatly, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are increasing a marginal amount, and deaths are steady. Stacked bar graph of the average weekly rate of clinically administered tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 over the past 12 months. Overall the most recent week of clinical tests positive for COVID-19 reported by the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System is percent which is trending 100 percent lower than the week before. The most recent week reported by University of Washington Virology is at 0.6 percent which is trending 52 percent lower than what it reported the week before. The following lists the current weekly rate of clinically administered tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 beginning with the week of January 4 and ending January 25; 0.84 percent, 0.74 percent, and 0.67 percent. Stacked bar graph of the average weekly rate of emergency department visits due to COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 over the past 12 months. Overall the most recent week of emergency department visits coded as COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 is 0.2 percent which is trending 33.3 percent lower than the week before. The following lists the current weekly rate of emergency department visits due to COVID-19 beginning with the week of January 4 and ending January 25; 0.25 percent, 0.24 percent, 0.30 percent, and 0.20 percent.
February 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
zantie.bsky.social
Weekly trends for #COVID-19 / #SARS-CoV-2 in #WashingtonState #Wastewater

Trend # of Sites Change
up lots 2 -
up mod. 4 ↓ 2
up lil' 9 ↑ 3
Steady 6 -
down lil' 8 ↑ 1
down mod. 1 ↓ 2
down lots 0 -
N/A 0 -

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Stacked line graph showing wastewater trends for multiple treatment sites around the Olympic Peninsula and Northwest Washington state. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks. Port Townsend levels remain steady. Mount Vernon levels have decreased marginally. First set of stacked line graph showing past year of virus levels measured in wastewater from treatment sites around North Puget Sound. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks. Coupeville levels have increased greatly. Oak Harbor levels have increased moderately. Lynnwood levels have increased moderately. Arlington levels have decreased moderately. Everett levels have increased marginally. Stanwood levels remain steady. Snohomish levels have decreased marginally. Second set of stacked line graph showing past year of virus levels measured in wastewater from treatment sites around North Puget Sound. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks. Brightwater Park (North King County and South Snohomish County) levels have increased marginally. South King County levels have increased marginally. West Point levels have increased marginally.
February 4, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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Good news

The first vaccine designed to target the entire SARS virus family, GBP511, has entered human clinical trials.

Developed by UW Medicine and brought to trial by SK Bioscience, it aims to protect against COVID-19 and future coronaviruses before they spark the next pandemic.
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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wastewaterscan.bsky.social
New dashboard feature!

Events like holiday breaks and inclement weather can lead to disruptions in the #wastewater sample collection and testing process, delaying updates to our dashboard. When you see the alert icon, click to find out about potential #data reporting delays.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
zantie.bsky.social
Weekly update of #RespiratoryIllness activity in #WashingtonState including #COVID-19 and #Influenza

Metric | #COVID | #FLU | #RSV
% Pos. {King} | up | down | down
% ED Visits | up | up | up
Hosp. ADM | down | up | up
Hosp.Bed+ICU| down | down | down

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Stacked line graph showing activity levels for COVID, Flu, and RSV in Washington state over the past year. The following list of COVID-19 disease activity lists the metric measured and the most recent trend of activity. For COVID-19, percent of tests positive are increasing a marginal amount, percent of emergency department visits are increasing a moderate amount, new hospital admissions are decreasing marginally, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are decreasing marginally, and deaths are steady. For influenza, percent of tests positive are decreasing marginally, percent of emergency department visits are increasing a marginal amount, new hospital admissions are increasing greatly, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are decreasing marginally, and deaths are increasing. For RSV, percent of tests positive are decreasing a moderate amount, percent of emergency department visits are increasing a marginal amount, new hospital admissions are increasing greatly, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are decreasing marginally, and deaths are decreasing. Stacked bar graph of the average weekly rate of clinically administered tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 over the past 12 months. Overall the most recent week of clinical tests positive for COVID-19 reported by the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System is percent which is trending 100 percent lower than the week before. The most recent week reported by University of Washington Virology is at 1.3 percent which is trending 33.7 percent higher than what it reported the week before. The following lists the current weekly rate of clinically administered tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 beginning with the week of December 28 and ending January 18; 1.08 percent, 0.84 percent, and 0.92 percent. Stacked bar graph of the average weekly rate of emergency department visits due to COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 over the past 12 months. Overall the most recent week of emergency department visits coded as COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 is 0.3 percent which is trending 25 percent higher than the week before. The following lists the current weekly rate of emergency department visits due to COVID-19 beginning with the week of December 28 and ending January 18; 0.27 percent, 0.25 percent, 0.24 percent, and 0.30 percent.
January 29, 2026 at 12:07 AM
zantie.bsky.social
Weekly trends for #COVID-19 / #SARS-CoV-2 in #WashingtonState #Wastewater

Trend # of Sites Change
up lots 2 -
up mod. 6 ↑ 2
up lil' 6 ↑ 1
Steady 6 ↑ 1
down lil' 7 ↓ 6
down mod. 3 ↑ 2
down lots 0 -
N/A 0 -

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Stacked line graph showing wastewater trends for multiple treatment sites around the Olympic Peninsula and Northwest Washington state. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks. Port Townsend levels have increased greatly. Mount Vernon levels have increased marginally. First set of stacked line graph showing past year of virus levels measured in wastewater from treatment sites around North Puget Sound. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks. Coupeville levels have decreased marginally. Oak Harbor levels have increased marginally. Lynnwood levels remain steady. Arlington levels have decreased marginally. Everett levels have decreased moderately. Stanwood levels have increased marginally. Snohomish levels have decreased marginally. Second set of stacked line graph showing past year of virus levels measured in wastewater from treatment sites around North Puget Sound. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks. Brightwater Park (North King County and South Snohomish County) levels remain steady. South King County levels have decreased marginally. West Point levels have increased moderately.
January 28, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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solidevidence.bsky.social
So far there has only been one US patient reported with BA.3.2.

Meanwhile, these are the wastewater detections to date.

Want to know what's really going on? Check the wastewater; we don't miss shit.
January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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ryanhisner.bsky.social
While transmission is unlikely it can't be ruled out. At least 2 Cryptic-like variants have transmitted:

• Early 2022, Iran, 4 patients, ≥1 death (a child)
• From Canary Islands (Dec 2022/Jan 2023) to Spain (Oct 2024), 2 patients, ≥1 death.

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ryanhisner.bsky.social Ryan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · Nov 22
Fascinating 🧵. The grotesquely mutated spike of this NJ Cryptic binds ACE2 very tightly.

It raises a broader question: Can cryptic wastewater-like lineages transmit?

YES

We knew it happened once. Now we know it's happened at least twice. The results in both cases were not pretty. 1/15
solidevidence.bsky.social Solid Evidence @solidevidence.bsky.social · Nov 21
This is wild.
Remember the NJ crytic lineage?
I posted 18 months ago that the Spike was too divergent to predict ACE2 binding, and asked if someone else could figure it out.
Some colleagues took me up on it.
Guess what they found?
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January 25, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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solidevidence.bsky.social
It's a slow but persistent wave.

22 more wastewater detections of BA.3.2 (including ALL recent samples form RI). It's staring to be the dominant lineage in many cases.

I think the score on wastewater vs patient surveillance is now 44-to-1
January 22, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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wholewashington.org
How to make your voice heard:
1. Sign in PRO and add your name to show public support: app.leg.wa.gov/csi

Select "Senate." Then "Health & Long-term Care" and "1/29/26 8:00AM" to find our bills. 👇
CSI
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January 22, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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SB 5947- Establishing the Washington Health Board would trigger the establishment of a board to create a single payer, universal healthcare system after receiving important federal waivers (notably ERISA and Medicare). This is inspired by this national bill and Maine’s similar trigger law. 👇
January 22, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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SJR 8206 - Protecting Affordable Healthcare for Washington Residents would create a Constitutional protection for healthcare for documented residents. This bill needs a ⅔ vote in both chambers. It then goes onto the ballot for Washington voters to approve. Oregon passed a similar amendment in 2022.👇
January 22, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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Washingtonians, we have two new bills that could bring universal healthcare closer for you!

Both bills will be heard in committee between 8-10 am on Thursday, 1/29. This hearing is a crucial step in moving the bills forward and public input will help shape the legislation.👇
January 22, 2026 at 1:26 AM
zantie.bsky.social
Weekly update of #RespiratoryIllness activity in #WashingtonState including #COVID-19 and #Influenza

Metric | #COVID | #FLU | #RSV
% Pos. {King} | down | up | down
% ED Visits | down | up | down
Hosp. ADM | down | up | up
Hosp.Bed+ICU| down | down | up

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Stacked line graph showing activity levels for COVID, Flu, and RSV in Washington state over the past year. The following list of COVID-19 disease activity lists the metric measured and the most recent trend of activity. For COVID-19, percent of tests positive are decreasing marginally, percent of emergency department visits are decreasing marginally, new hospital admissions are decreasing marginally, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are decreasing marginally, and deaths are steady. For influenza, percent of tests positive are increasing a marginal amount, percent of emergency department visits are increasing a marginal amount, new hospital admissions are increasing greatly, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are decreasing marginally, and deaths are increasing. For RSV, percent of tests positive are decreasing marginally, percent of emergency department visits are decreasing marginally, new hospital admissions are increasing greatly, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are increasing a marginal amount, and deaths are steady. Stacked bar graph of the average weekly rate of clinically administered tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 over the past 12 months. Overall the most recent week of clinical tests positive for COVID-19 reported by the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System is percent which is trending 100 percent lower than the week before. The most recent week reported by University of Washington Virology is at 1 percent which is trending 33.8 percent higher than what it reported the week before. The following lists the current weekly rate of clinically administered tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 beginning with the week of December 21 and ending January 11; 0.46 percent, 1.16 percent, and 0.88 percent. Stacked bar graph of the average weekly rate of emergency department visits due to COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 over the past 12 months. Overall the most recent week of emergency department visits coded as COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 is 0.2 percent which is trending 16.7 percent lower than the week before. The following lists the current weekly rate of emergency department visits due to COVID-19 beginning with the week of December 21 and ending January 11; 0.23 percent, 0.27 percent, 0.24 percent, and 0.20 percent.
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 AM
zantie.bsky.social
Weekly trends for #COVID-19 / #SARS-CoV-2 in #WashingtonState #Wastewater

Trend # of Sites Change
up lots 2 -
up mod. 4 ↑ 1
up lil' 5 ↓ 2
Steady 5 -
down lil' 13 ↑ 8
down mod. 1 ↓ 2
down lots 0 -
N/A 0 ↓ 5

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Stacked line graph showing wastewater trends for multiple treatment sites around the Olympic Peninsula and Northwest Washington state. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks. Port Townsend levels have decreased marginally. Mount Vernon levels have increased greatly. First set of stacked line graph showing past year of virus levels measured in wastewater from treatment sites around North Puget Sound. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks. Coupeville levels have decreased moderately. Oak Harbor levels have decreased marginally. Lynnwood levels have increased moderately. Arlington levels have decreased marginally. Everett levels have decreased marginally. Stanwood levels have increased moderately. Snohomish levels have increased moderately. Second set of stacked line graph showing past year of virus levels measured in wastewater from treatment sites around North Puget Sound. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks. Brightwater Park (North King County and South Snohomish County) levels remain steady. South King County levels have increased marginally. West Point levels remain steady.
January 22, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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doh.wa.gov
Last year we created an online tool to help track #measles exposures across WA. This map brings together info from local health depts into one convenient, easy-to-navigate platform. It's mobile-friendly, too.

wadoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboa...
ArcGIS Dashboards
ArcGIS Dashboards
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January 21, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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@Measles @WashingtonState @KingCounty @SnohomishCounty @KittitasCounty
Washington confirms its first measles outbreak since 2023
The outbreak includes three children in Snohomish County. Additionally, one individual in Kittitas County has tested positive for measles. DOH urges vaccination as measles surges nationally OLYMPIA – ...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:22 AM
zantie.bsky.social
Weekly update of #RespiratoryIllness activity in #WashingtonState including #COVID-19 and #Influenza

Metric | #COVID | #FLU | #RSV
% ED Visits | down | down | down
Hosp. ADM | down | up | up
Hosp.Bed+ICU| up | up | down

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Stacked line graph showing activity levels for COVID, Flu, and RSV in Washington state over the past year. The following list of COVID-19 disease activity lists the metric measured and the most recent trend of activity. For COVID-19, percent of tests positive are steady, percent of emergency department visits are decreasing a moderate amount, new hospital admissions are decreasing marginally, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are increasing a marginal amount, and deaths are steady. For influenza, percent of tests positive are steady, percent of emergency department visits are decreasing marginally, new hospital admissions are increasing greatly, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are increasing a moderate amount, and deaths are decreasing. For RSV, percent of tests positive are steady, percent of emergency department visits are decreasing marginally, new hospital admissions are increasing greatly, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are decreasing marginally, and deaths are steady. Stacked bar graph of the average weekly rate of clinically administered tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 over the past 12 months. Overall the most recent week of clinical tests positive for COVID-19 reported by the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System is percent which is unchanged from the week before. The most recent week reported by University of Washington Virology is at 0.7 percent which is trending 24.5 percent lower than what it reported the week before. Stacked bar graph of the average weekly rate of emergency department visits due to COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 over the past 12 months. Overall the most recent week of emergency department visits coded as COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 is 0.2 percent which is trending 25.9 percent lower than the week before. The following lists the current weekly rate of emergency department visits due to COVID-19 beginning with the week of December 14 and ending January 4; 0.19 percent, 0.22 percent, 0.27 percent, and 0.20 percent.
January 15, 2026 at 12:29 AM
zantie.bsky.social
Weekly trends for #COVID-19 / #SARS-CoV-2 in #WashingtonState #Wastewater

Trend # of Sites Change
up lots 2 -
up mod. 3 ↑ 1
up lil' 7 ↑ 6
Steady 5 ↓ 4
down lil' 5 ↓ 5
down mod. 3 ↓ 1
down lots 0 -
N/A 5 ↑ 3

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Stacked line graph showing wastewater trends for multiple treatment sites around the Olympic Peninsula and Northwest Washington state. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks. Port Townsend levels remain steady. Mount Vernon levels have increased moderately. First set of stacked line graph showing past year of virus levels measured in wastewater from treatment sites around North Puget Sound. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks. Coupeville levels have decreased moderately. Oak Harbor levels have decreased moderately. Lynnwood has not been sampled recently enough to provide a trend. Arlington has not been sampled recently enough to provide a trend. Everett levels have increased greatly. Stanwood levels have decreased marginally. Snohomish levels have increased moderately. Second set of stacked line graph showing past year of virus levels measured in wastewater from treatment sites around North Puget Sound. The following list is of each site and its respective trend over the past two weeks. Brightwater Park (North King County and South Snohomish County) levels remain steady. South King County levels have increased marginally. West Point levels have decreased moderately.
January 14, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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thecreepingmoon.bsky.social
Also, you can just simply submit a position if you’re strapped on time. Select agenda > I would like my position noted > select ‘con’ and enter info app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
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January 11, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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thecreepingmoon.bsky.social
Washington State residents: they’re trying to pull online age verification bullshittery here too. This bill would require people to upload their ID/credit card to view online adult content. You can complain to your reps here: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2112
Send a comment
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January 11, 2026 at 5:44 AM
zantie.bsky.social
Weekly trends for #COVID-19 / #SARS-CoV-2 in #WashingtonState #Wastewater were not available as of 6:30pm tonight. Will check again tomorrow just in case someone at WADOH forgot to upload it to the public server.
January 8, 2026 at 3:37 AM
zantie.bsky.social
Weekly update of #RespiratoryIllness activity in #WashingtonState including #COVID-19 and #Influenza

Metric | #COVID | #FLU | #RSV
% Pos. {King} | down | up | down
% ED Visits | up | up | down
Hosp. ADM | up | up | up
Hosp.Bed+ICU| up | up | down

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Stacked line graph showing activity levels for COVID, Flu, and RSV in Washington state over the past year. The following list of COVID-19 disease activity lists the metric measured and the most recent trend of activity. For COVID-19, percent of tests positive are decreasing a moderate amount, percent of emergency department visits are increasing a moderate amount, new hospital admissions are increasing a marginal amount, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are increasing a moderate amount, and deaths are decreasing. For influenza, percent of tests positive are increasing a marginal amount, percent of emergency department visits are increasing a marginal amount, new hospital admissions are increasing greatly, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are increasing greatly, and deaths are increasing. For RSV, percent of tests positive are decreasing marginally, percent of emergency department visits are decreasing marginally, new hospital admissions are increasing greatly, hospital beds occupied, including ICU, are decreasing marginally, and deaths are steady. Stacked bar graph of the average weekly rate of clinically administered tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 over the past 12 months. Overall the most recent week of clinical tests positive for COVID-19 reported by the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System is percent which is trending 100 percent lower than the week before. The most recent week reported by University of Washington Virology is at 0.9 percent which is trending 113.6 percent higher than what it reported the week before. The following lists the current weekly rate of clinically administered tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 beginning with the week of December 7 and ending December 28; 0.56 percent, 0.80 percent, and 0.46 percent. Stacked bar graph of the average weekly rate of emergency department visits due to COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 over the past 12 months. Overall the most recent week of emergency department visits coded as COVID-19 or pneumonia due to COVID-19 is 0.3 percent which is trending 30.4 percent higher than the week before. The following lists the current weekly rate of emergency department visits due to COVID-19 beginning with the week of December 7 and ending December 28; 0.22 percent, 0.18 percent, 0.23 percent, and 0.30 percent.
January 8, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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Joining @togetherwemask.bsky.social @sadsackolympian.bsky.social in #12daysofmasks 😷 with a nasty strain of flu circulating, and rsv & covid in my area, my Zimi respirator helps to avoid getting sick, and my festive mask chain helps it feel a little less... clinical? Stay safe, stay well, join us!
A caucasian brunette woman wearing a green buffalo plaid winter cap and a red buffalo plaid shirt wears a zimi respirator with a holiday themed mask chain and gift bow earrings.
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
zantie.bsky.social
#WADOH #Pertussis / #WhoopingCough report for #WashingtonState

There are a total of 2,11 cases in weeks 1 to 52 of 2025, up 13 from the previous report published. In 2024 there were 2,294 cases by this week. Tests have ~4wk lag before being counted.

Full report: doh.wa.gov/you-and-your...
Summary of report with Figure 1, a vertical bar graph, shows a comparison of the number of cases in 2024 and 2025 by week of symptom onset. The 4 most recent weeks of data are marked as incomplete. This year has exceeded the number of cases reported from last year in all cases except for weeks 21, and 31-48. Weeks 49-52 are considered incomplete. Figure 2 shows a line graph charting the number of cases diagnosed going back 10 years. There are two horizontal dashed lines going across the entire length of time. The bottom dashed line is the threshold for the projected baseline number of cases, and the dashed line above it is the projected epidemic threshold. The current wave of cases exceeded the epidemic threshold back in Feb. 2024 and has remained above it until week 49. Table 1 outlines specific details of age groups and case numbers over weeks 1 to 52 in 2025, and compares that to the rate of patients by each age group's population. The highest rate is 223.7 cases per 100,000 under the age of 12 months. The second highest rate is 131.3 in ages 1 to 4. The third highest rate is 90.3 in ages 14 to 18. So far in 2025, 182 infants have been diagnosed with pertussis, an increase of 2 since last reported. Of those infected, 19 were too young to have received the first dose of vaccine, 46 received at least one dose of vaccine, and 117 were old enough for at least one dose but had not received any. Table 2 outlines specific details of counties and case numbers over weeks 1 to 52 in 2025, and compares that to the rate of patients by each county's population. There are 34 out of 39 counties in Washington state that have reported at least one case this year. The county with the highest rate of cases is Adams with 79.2 patients per 100,000 residents. The county with the second highest rate is Spokane with 65.2 and the third highest rate is 53.4 in Jefferson county. Figure 3 is a map of Washington state with each county color-coded to show the pertussis incidence rates from weeks 46 to 52. There are o counties coded as having 10 or more cases per 100,000 residents in the past 6 weeks. Note: To request this document in another format, call 1-800-525-0127. Deaf or heard of hearing customers, please call 711 (Washington Relay) or email doh.information@doh.wa.gov
January 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM