Colorado Springs School Illness Watch

Report for October 14, 2026

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Snapshot as of October 14, 2026

Summary

No change today Wastewater rising 13 of 22 RV/EV 27.8% ▲

No new data since the last check (10/13); no new NREVSS week (latest still 10/3, re-fetched 10/14). CDPHE dashboard re-read 10/14: figures still match the 10/7 update (Wednesday 10/14 refresh not yet posted). SARS-CoV-2 wastewater is still rising in 13 of 22 Colorado utilities (a majority); ED visits and positivity may follow. Influenza wastewater detected in 2 of 22 utilities; RSV 1 of 22 (CDPHE dashboard re-read today; weekly figures update Wednesdays ~4pm MT, wastewater Fridays). Region 8 rhinovirus/enterovirus remains high at 27.75% (week ending 10/3, the latest posted; highest this season) — the virus type behind her September admission. CDPHE statewide still labeled Very Low (last weekly update 10/7), which understates rhinovirus circulation. HMPV 0.46%, parainfluenza 2.75%, adenovirus 1.38%. El Paso County dashboard and the discontinued “What’s Going Around” bulletin: no new data. Next CDPHE weekly update expected later today (Wed 10/14, ~4pm MT); next NREVSS week ~10/16.

Other respiratory viruses — HHS Region 8 (CDC NREVSS)

VirusWk ending 10/3Wk ending 9/26Trend
Rhinovirus/enterovirus (RV/EV)27.75%22.77%Rising; +5.0 pts (25.4% on 9/19, 21.2% on 9/12)
HMPV0.46%0.00%Flat / negligible
Parainfluenza (PIV)2.75%1.99%Rising
Adenovirus1.38%1.57%Flat

Regional lab test positivity (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), not Colorado Springs-specific. Week ending 10/3/2026, posted 10/9/2026 (prior weeks re-posted with small revisions). RV/EV has run ~19–28% since late August.

Colorado statewide — CDPHE viral respiratory report

Overall activity: Very Low
PathogenED visitsSentinel lab positivity
COVID-190.26%2.91%
Influenza0.29%3.31%
RSV0.00%0.06%
WastewaterUtilities detectedMonitored
SARS-CoV-2 (rising)1322
Influenza222
RSV122

Last read 10/14 from the embedded Tableau dashboard. Weekly illness data unchanged since the Wednesday 10/7 update (changes vs. prior week: COVID ED ▼0.02, flu ED ▲0.03, RSV flat; positivity COVID ▼0.17, flu ▲0.38, RSV ▼0.06). Wastewater unchanged vs. 10/10 (13/22, flu 2/22). Next weekly update expected 10/14 after 4pm MT.

El Paso County — local data

Communicable Disease Data Dashboard: not expected to change before Oct. 14; page not re-read 10/10 (Power BI figures not re-read; last read showing last updated 9/9/2026 (main data), 9/9/2026 (animal bite/exposure), 5/27/2026 (seasonal respiratory)). No change expected. Main data updates the second Wednesday of each month (next: Oct. 14).

"What's Going Around" bulletin: checked 10/10; main page shows no new issue (archive last confirmed 10/8) — the archive page — still discontinued. Most recent issue covered Sept. 7–20, 2025 (published Sept. 20, 2025). No new issue has appeared.

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