Colorado Springs School Illness Watch

Report for October 24, 2026 — view the latest report

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Snapshot as of October 24, 2026

Summary

CDPHE updated 10/21 SARS-CoV-2 wastewater rising 10 of 22 (was 14) RV/EV 19.2% (still high)

Changed today: new NREVSS week (ending 10/17, posted 10/23). CDPHE unchanged (weekly update of 10/21; next 10/28); El Paso dashboard not re-read, bulletin still discontinued. Region 8 rhinovirus/enterovirus is 19.2% (21.4% prior week after revision) — still high circulation, the type behind her September admission, even though CDPHE labels overall activity Very Low. Parainfluenza 2.35% (2.55% prior), HMPV 0.11%, adenovirus 1.18% — all low/flat. Carried from CDPHE 10/21: influenza the mover (sentinel positivity 4.30%, ED 0.57%); SARS-CoV-2 wastewater rising in 10 of 22 utilities (ED/positivity could follow); flu wastewater 4 of 22, RSV 1 of 22. El Paso hospitalizations week ending 10/17: flu ~11, COVID ~3, RSV ~1.

Other respiratory viruses — HHS Region 8 (CDC NREVSS)

VirusWk ending 10/17Wk ending 10/10Trend
Rhinovirus/enterovirus (RV/EV)19.23%21.38%Falling, −2.2 pts; still high
HMPV0.11%0.20%Flat / negligible
Parainfluenza (PIV)2.35%2.55%Flat
Adenovirus1.18%1.12%Flat

Regional lab test positivity (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), not Colorado Springs-specific. Week ending 10/17/2026, posted 10/23/2026 (prior weeks revised). RV/EV has run ~17–25% since late August.

Colorado statewide — CDPHE viral respiratory report

Overall activity: Very Low
PathogenED visitsSentinel lab positivity
COVID-190.26%2.51%
Influenza0.57%4.30%
RSV0.01%0.32%
WastewaterUtilities detectedMonitored
SARS-CoV-2 (rising)1022
Influenza422
RSV122

Read 10/22 from the embedded Tableau dashboard (weekly update of 10/21). Changes vs. prior week: COVID ED flat, flu ED ▲0.1, RSV ED flat; positivity COVID ▼0.77, flu ▲0.81, RSV ▲0.13. SARS-CoV-2 wastewater 10/22 (was 14/22). Colorado Springs utility not listed individually on the home page. Next weekly update expected 10/28 after 4pm MT.

El Paso County — local data

Communicable Disease Data Dashboard: main data and animal bite/exposure updated 10/14/2026; seasonal respiratory data updated 10/21/2026. Respiratory hospitalizations, week ending 10/17/2026: influenza ~11 (~16 prior week), COVID-19 ~3 (~5 prior), RSV ~1 (0 prior) — read from chart, approximate. Next main update: second Wednesday of November.

"What's Going Around" bulletin: checked 10/23; archive still ends with the issue published Sept. 20, 2025. No new issue has appeared.

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