Colorado Springs School Illness Watch

Report for November 6, 2026 — view the latest report

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Snapshot as of November 6, 2026

Summary

No change since 11/5 Flu rising RV/EV 16.2% (falling, still elevated)

No change today. Latest CDPHE weekly update is still 11/4 (week ending 10/31); next expected 11/11. Influenza is climbing: ED visits 1.23% (up from 0.72%), sentinel positivity 8.49% (up from 6.23%), 122 weekly hospital admissions statewide (+24). COVID-19 ED 0.34%, positivity 3.45% (down from 3.90%). RSV still minimal (ED 0.03%, positivity 0.42%). CDPHE labels overall activity “Very Low,” but flu is clearly trending up. Wastewater counts were not re-read (last known 10/28: SARS-CoV-2 rising in 8 of 22 utilities, not a majority). CDC NREVSS: no new week (latest 10/24, posted 10/30): Region 8 rhinovirus/enterovirus 16.2%, down from 20.4% but still elevated — the type behind her September admission; HMPV 0.0%, parainfluenza 2.6%, adenovirus 1.3%.

Other respiratory viruses — HHS Region 8 (CDC NREVSS)

VirusWk ending 10/24Wk ending 10/17Trend
Rhinovirus/enterovirus (RV/EV)16.18%20.42%Falling, −4.2 pts; still elevated
HMPV0.00%0.10%Flat / negligible
Parainfluenza (PIV)2.61%2.39%Flat
Adenovirus1.31%1.59%Flat

Regional lab test positivity (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), not Colorado Springs-specific. Week ending 10/24/2026, posted 10/30/2026 (prior weeks revised). RV/EV has run ~16–25% since late August.

Colorado statewide — CDPHE viral respiratory report

Overall activity: Very Low
PathogenED visitsSentinel lab positivity
COVID-190.34% (▲0.03)3.45% (▼0.45)
Influenza1.23% (▲0.49)8.49% (▲2.26)
RSV0.03% (▲0.02)0.42% (▲0.26)
WastewaterUtilities detectedMonitored
SARS-CoV-2 (rising)822
Influenza222
RSV222

Figures from CDPHE’s data feed (ArcGIS), week ending 10/31/2026, published 11/4/2026; changes vs. prior week. Weekly hospital admissions: COVID-19 54 (+3), influenza 122 (+24), RSV 1 (−4). Wastewater table is carried forward from the 10/28 update (not re-read): SARS-CoV-2 rising 8/22, flu 2/22, RSV 2/22; Colorado Springs utility not listed individually. Next weekly update expected 11/11 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 10/28/2026. Respiratory hospitalizations, week ending 10/24/2026: influenza ~13 (~11 prior week), COVID-19 ~8 (~3 prior), RSV 0 (~1 prior) — read from chart 10/29, approximate (not re-read 10/30). Next main update: second Wednesday of November.

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