Colorado Springs School Illness Watch

Report for November 12, 2026 — view the latest report

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Snapshot as of November 12, 2026

Summary

Updated today COVID wastewater rising Flu rising RV/EV 15.0% (still elevated)

New today: CDPHE weekly data for week ending 11/7. COVID-19 is picking up: wastewater SARS-CoV-2 is now rising in roughly 11–14 of 22 utilities (up from 8 on 10/28), including Colorado Springs (latest sample 11/5 was the highest of its last six). Statewide COVID positivity rose to 5.02% (from 3.45%) and ED visits to 0.42% — ED visits and positivity may keep climbing over the next 1–2 weeks. Flu continues to rise: ED 1.37%, positivity 9.1%, 155 weekly hospital admissions (+25); influenza A wastewater rising in ~5 of 22 utilities. RSV still minimal (ED 0.01%, positivity 0.42%). CDPHE’s overall label is still “Very Low,” but that understates things: COVID and flu are both trending up and Region 8 rhinovirus/enterovirus remains high at 14.95% (week ending 10/31, falling; no new NREVSS week yet). El Paso County dashboard unchanged since the 11/4 respiratory update (main data still 10/14; the November main update was due 11/11, a state holiday).

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 (no newer week as of 11/12). RV/EV has run ~15–25% since late August.

Colorado statewide — CDPHE viral respiratory report

Overall activity: Very Low but COVID & flu rising
PathogenED visitsSentinel lab positivityWeekly hosp. admissions
COVID-190.42% (▲0.08)5.02% (▲1.57)54 (▼2)
Influenza1.37% (▲0.14)9.10% (▲0.61)155 (▲25)
RSV0.01% (▼0.01)0.42% (no change)6 (▲4)
Wastewater (3-week trend)Utilities risingMonitoredColorado Springs
SARS-CoV-2~11–14 (was 8)22Rising
Influenza A~5 (was 2)22Below detection
RSV0 (was 2)22Below detection

Figures from CDPHE’s data feed (ArcGIS), MMWR week 44 (ending 11/7/2026), feed dated 11/11/2026; changes vs. prior week. CDPHE’s page notes the public dashboard refresh moves to Thursday afternoon (11/12) because of the Veterans Day holiday. Wastewater “rising” counts are estimated by this check from CDPHE’s raw concentration feed (samples through 11/6; two methods gave 11 and 14 of 22 for SARS-CoV-2), not CDPHE’s official tally, which could not be read. Colorado Springs = “CO Springs – Combined” utility.

El Paso County — local data

Communicable Disease Data Dashboard: unchanged — main data and animal bite/exposure updated 10/14/2026 (November update pending); seasonal respiratory data updated 11/04/2026.

Hospitalized cases (El Paso County)Wk ending 10/17Wk ending 10/24Wk ending 10/31
Influenza111421
COVID-19385
RSV100

Read from the dashboard chart on 11/11/2026 (2026–27 season); values approximate. Re-checked 11/12: no new update.

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