2024-2025 Viral Respiratory Disease Updates
Last Updated: January 13, 2025
- COVID-19: While lab-confirmed cases are trending down in the FVHD and CT, COVID-associated acute care visits and hospitalizations are all trending upwards across CT.
- Flu: Lab-confirmed flu cases and flu-associated hospitalizations are increasing rapidly across CT. The majority of hospitalizations and deaths have occurred in CT residents 60 years and older.
- RSV: Lab-confirmed cases of RSV remain high, but may have peaked. RSV-associated hospitalizations continue to increase across CT. Young children and older adults make up the majority of RSV-associated hospitalizations across CT.
This map shows influenza-like illnesses (ILI) activity in each state, which measures outpatient visits for respiratory illnesses that include a fever plus a cough or sore throat. ILI is an indicator for respiratory illness activity overall, not by specific illness. ILI is HIGH in Connecticut currently.
Explore the interactive data dashboards below to further explore trends for COVID, flu, and RSV in the Farmington Valley and in Connecticut.
Disclaimer: The numbers in the graphs below represent lab-confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and deaths only. We know there is far more illness in the community than what is shown here. For that reason, it is important to look at the trends in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, rather than the actual numbers, for an indication of what is happening in the community.
Click the full-screen button the the bottom right corner of each dashboard for the best viewing experience.
What Can You Do to Protect Yourself this Season?
- Get vaccinated if you are eligible. For the first time, there is a vaccine available for each major respiratory virus. Who is eligible?:
- COVID: Everyone 6 months and older. More information. Find a COVID vaccine near you.
- Flu: Everyone 6 months and older. More information.
- RSV: For information on who is eligible, visit the CDC.
- Wash your hands often.
- Cover your cough.
- Wear a mask in public spaces if you are at risk of more serious illness if infected.
- Wear a mask if you have respiratory symptoms.
- Stay home if you are not well.
- Seek testing or care if your symptoms are not improving or if you are at high risk for complications.