OK FluView: Weekly Influenza Activity Summary

The purpose of the influenza statistics page is to provide summaries of influenza information obtained from the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) Acute Disease Service (ADS) influenza surveillance system which includes outpatient influenza-like illness sentinel surveillance, influenza-associated hospitalizations and deaths, and OSDH Public Health Laboratory (PHL) testing data.  

Weekly reports will be published by 10:00 am every Thursday throughout the 2022-2023 influenza season until it ends the third week of May 2023. The data below is updated weekly to reflect the previous week’s information. 

Influenza-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance for 2022-2023 Season

Number of Reported Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths, Oklahoma

Sentinel Surveillance Summary for March 12 - 18, 2023.

• The percentage of outpatient visits meeting the criteria for ILI¹ was 2.1% (350/16866). 
• 4.2% (136/3209) of rapid influenza tests performed by sentinel sites were positive; 24% were influenza A.
• 2.7% (28/1048) of RSV tests performed by sentinel laboratories were positive. 

 ¹Influenza-like illness (ILI) is defined as having a fever (>100°F) combined with a cough and/or a sore throat.

National Information:

• Weekly National Statistics (CDC)
• Flu Activity Level Criteria (CDC)
• United States Influenza Activity Map