Colorado Springs School Illness Watch

Report for November 13, 2026 — view the latest report

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Snapshot as of November 13, 2026

Summary

Updated today Local flu hospitalizations rising COVID wastewater rising RV/EV 15.0% (still elevated)

New today: El Paso County dashboard updated 11/12. Local flu hospitalizations climbed for a third straight week: 31 in the week ending 11/7, up from 22 and 15 the two weeks before. COVID-19 hospitalizations doubled to 10 (from 5), and RSV was 0. The county has also confirmed 14 respiratory outbreaks so far in November, already more than all of October (10). Statewide (CDPHE, unchanged since the 11/11 update): flu ED visits are 1.37% and positivity 9.1%, still rising; COVID ED visits are 0.42% and positivity 5.02%, also rising. SARS-CoV-2 wastewater is rising in about 11–14 of 22 utilities, including Colorado Springs, so ED visits and positivity may keep climbing. RSV is minimal. CDPHE’s overall label still reads “Very Low,” but that understates things: flu and COVID are rising locally, and Region 8 rhinovirus/enterovirus is still high at 14.95% (no new NREVSS week since 10/31).

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 11/13). 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-2~11–1422Rising
Influenza A~522Below detection
RSV022Below detection

Figures from CDPHE’s data feed (ArcGIS), MMWR week 44 (ending 11/7/2026), feed dated 11/11/2026; changes vs. prior week. Re-read 11/13: no new data (next update expected Wed 11/18). Wastewater “rising” counts are estimated by this check from CDPHE’s raw concentration feed (latest samples 11/6, feed published 11/11), not CDPHE’s official tally. Colorado Springs = “CO Springs – Combined” utility.

El Paso County — local data

Communicable Disease Data Dashboard: updated 11/12/2026 (main data, animal bite/exposure, and seasonal respiratory data).

Hospitalized cases (El Paso County)Wk ending 10/17Wk ending 10/24Wk ending 10/31Wk ending 11/7
Influenza12152231
COVID-1939510
RSV1100

Confirmed respiratory outbreaks (2026): 14 in November to date (vs. 10 in October, 3 in September). Enteric outbreaks: 2 in November. The county lists flu, RSV, COVID-19, norovirus, strep throat and hand, foot and mouth disease as frequently reported outbreak types.

Read from the dashboard data tables on 11/13/2026 (2026–27 season). Earlier weeks were revised slightly from figures read off the chart before. Outbreak counts are for the whole county (settings not broken out).

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