Download Weekly Summary pdf icon[42 Pages, 2 MB] Levels of influenza-like illness (ILI) declined again and are below the national baseline but remain elevated in the northeast and northwest of the country.
Levels of laboratory confirmed COVID-19 activity remained similar to, or decreased slightly, compared to last week. Mortality attributed to COVID-19 decreased compared to last week but remains significantly elevated and may increase as additional death certificates are counted.
The national percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 at public health, clinical and commercial laboratories remained similar to, or decreased slightly from, week 15 to week 16 and is as follows: Two indicators from existing surveillance