Overview
- The Robert Koch Institute says the influenza peak appears passed, with fewer lab-confirmed cases and a declining test positivity rate.
- Acute respiratory illness incidence fell slightly to about 8,200 per 100,000 last week, roughly 6.9 million new infections in a week.
- Influenza remains the dominant virus at 38% of detections, led by A/H3N2, while SARS-CoV-2 accounts for around 1% of samples.
- Severe respiratory hospitalizations eased modestly, with 36% of inpatients diagnosed with influenza, 14% with RSV, and under 1% with COVID-19.
- Since October, 197,096 flu cases and 1,087 related deaths have been reported nationally, with most fatalities in people 60 and older.