Flu and RSV activity in Ontario expected to increase: report [Video]

Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity in Ontario is expected to increase over the next several days as COVID-19 transmission decreases, a new report shows.

Public Health Ontario made the short-term projections in a report published on Nov. 1.

The Integrated Respiratory Virus Risk Indicators report, which makes projections on viral activity in the province based on the number of tests that come back positive, shows that flu activity is expected to inch slightly higher leading up to Nov. 9, which is far as the projections go. The most recently available test data, according to PHO’s Ontario Respiratory Virus Tool, (which provides a snapshot of viral activity in the province) shows that the positivity rate for the flu in Ontario was 0.6 per cent during the week of Oct. 20, which PHO considers low.

New data shows influenza activity in Ontario is expected to rise slightly in the short term. (Public Health Ontario)

Meanwhile, the positivity rate for RSV was relatively higher …