Colorado Springs School Illness Watch

Report for November 9, 2026 — view the latest report

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Snapshot as of November 9, 2026

Summary

No change today Flu rising RV/EV 15.0% (falling, still elevated)

No change since the last check (11/8). No new CDPHE update (still 11/4; next expected 11/11) and no new NREVSS week (still week ending 10/31, posted 11/6). Region 8 rhinovirus/enterovirus 14.95% for week ending 10/31, down from 17.3% and 20.4% — falling three weeks running but still high circulation (the type behind her September admission). HMPV 0.21% (negligible), parainfluenza 2.2%, adenovirus 1.4%. CDPHE is still the 11/4 update (week ending 10/31; next expected 11/11): influenza is climbing (ED 1.23%, up from 0.72%; positivity 8.49%, up from 6.23%; 122 weekly hospital admissions, +24). COVID-19 ED 0.34%, positivity 3.45% (down); RSV minimal (ED 0.03%, positivity 0.42%). CDPHE labels overall activity “Very Low,” but flu is trending up and RV/EV remains elevated. Wastewater counts not re-read (last known 10/28: SARS-CoV-2 rising in 8 of 22 utilities, not a majority; flu 2/22, RSV 2/22).

Other respiratory viruses — HHS Region 8 (CDC NREVSS)

VirusWk ending 10/31Wk ending 10/24Trend
Rhinovirus/enterovirus (RV/EV)14.95%17.27%Falling, −2.3 pts; still elevated
HMPV0.21%0.00%Flat / negligible
Parainfluenza (PIV)2.21%2.78%Flat / slightly down
Adenovirus1.37%1.44%Flat

Regional lab test positivity (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), not Colorado Springs-specific. Week ending 10/31/2026, posted 11/6/2026 (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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