Colorado Springs School Illness Watch

Report for October 17, 2026 — view the latest report

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Snapshot as of October 17, 2026

Summary

CDPHE updated 10/14 SARS-CoV-2 wastewater rising 14 of 22 RV/EV 18.7% ▼ (still high)

Changed today: new NREVSS week (ending 10/10, posted 10/16). No new CDPHE update (last 10/14; next ~10/21) and no new El Paso County bulletin. SARS-CoV-2 wastewater is still rising in 14 of 22 Colorado utilities — a majority; ED visits and positivity may follow. CDPHE figures carried from 10/14: sentinel positivity COVID 3.41%, flu 3.24%, RSV 0.24%; ED visits COVID 0.27%, flu 0.48%, RSV 0.01%; flu wastewater 3 of 22, RSV 1 of 22. CDPHE labels overall activity Very Low, but Region 8 rhinovirus/enterovirus is 18.7% (week ending 10/10), down from 22.4% but still high circulation — the type behind her September admission. Parainfluenza rose to 2.81% (from 1.44%); HMPV 0.23% and adenovirus 0.94% are low. El Paso County hospitalizations, week ending 10/10: influenza ~16, COVID ~3, RSV 0 (approximate). “What’s Going Around” bulletin still discontinued (last issue 9/20/2025).

Other respiratory viruses — HHS Region 8 (CDC NREVSS)

VirusWk ending 10/10Wk ending 10/3Trend
Rhinovirus/enterovirus (RV/EV)18.71%22.36%Falling, −3.7 pts; still high (25.4% on 9/19)
HMPV0.23%0.24%Flat / negligible
Parainfluenza (PIV)2.81%1.44%Rising, +1.4 pts
Adenovirus0.94%0.84%Flat

Regional lab test positivity (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), not Colorado Springs-specific. Week ending 10/10/2026, posted 10/16/2026 (prior weeks re-posted with revisions). RV/EV has run ~17–25% 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

Carried from 10/15 read 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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