Colorado Springs School Illness Watch

Report for October 16, 2026 — view the latest report

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Snapshot as of October 16, 2026

Summary

CDPHE updated 10/14 SARS-CoV-2 wastewater rising 14 of 22 RV/EV 27.8% ▲

No change today: no new CDPHE update (last 10/14; next ~10/21), no new NREVSS week, no new El Paso County bulletin. Figures below are carried from the 10/14 CDPHE update. SARS-CoV-2 wastewater is rising in 14 of 22 Colorado utilities (up from 13) — a majority; ED visits and positivity may follow. Sentinel positivity moved up: COVID 3.41% (+0.55), flu 3.24% (+0.09), RSV 0.24% (+0.2); ED visits COVID 0.27% (flat), flu 0.48% (+0.19), RSV 0.01%. CDPHE still labels overall activity Very Low, but flu wastewater is now detected in 3 of 22 utilities (was 2) and RSV in 1. Region 8 rhinovirus/enterovirus remains high at 27.75% (week ending 10/3, no new NREVSS week yet) — the virus type behind her September admission — so the Very Low label understates rhinovirus circulation. HMPV 0.46%, parainfluenza 2.75%, adenovirus 1.38%. El Paso County hospitalizations, week ending 10/10 (first week of 2026-27 season): influenza ~16, COVID ~3, RSV 0 (values read from chart; early-season, treat as approximate). “What’s Going Around” bulletin still discontinued (last issue 9/20/2025). Next NREVSS week expected ~10/16–10/17; CDPHE ~10/21.

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-190.27%3.41%
Influenza0.48%3.24%
RSV0.01%0.24%
WastewaterUtilities detectedMonitored
SARS-CoV-2 (rising)1422
Influenza322
RSV122

Last read 10/15 from the embedded Tableau dashboard; dashboard “Last Update: 10/14/2026”. Changes vs. prior week: COVID ED flat, flu ED ▲0.19, RSV ED ▲0.01; positivity COVID ▲0.55, flu ▲0.09, RSV ▲0.2. SARS-CoV-2 wastewater 14/22 (was 13/22). Colorado Springs utility not listed individually on the home page. Next weekly update expected 10/21 after 4pm MT.

El Paso County — local data

Communicable Disease Data Dashboard: updated 10/14/2026 (main data, animal bite/exposure, and seasonal respiratory). Respiratory hospitalizations, week ending 10/10/2026 (first week of 2026–27 season): influenza ~16, COVID-19 ~3, RSV 0 (read from chart, approximate). Next main update: second Wednesday of November.

"What's Going Around" bulletin: checked 10/15; archive still ends with the issue published Sept. 20, 2025. No new issue has appeared.

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