Health Pulse / Rhode Island
Rhode Island Health Pulse
Public health surveillance data. Not medical advice.
Current Trends
COVID-19
Not ChangingRt (effective reproduction): 0.9971
Week of 2026-08-18
Influenza
DecliningRt (effective reproduction): 0.8596
Week of 2026-05-26
Wastewater Viral Activity
Influenza A virus
Very Low12 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
RSV
Very Low12 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
SARS-CoV-2
High12 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
Highest activity level observed among this state's wastewater monitoring sites. Wastewater signals often precede clinical reporting.
Notifiable Disease Reports
| Disease | This Week | 52-Week Max |
|---|---|---|
| Campylobacteriosis | 3 | 16 |
| Cryptosporidiosis | 1 | 10 |
| Giardiasis | 1 | 4 |
| Legionellosis | 1 | 6 |
| Mpox | 3 | 2 |
| Salmonellosis (excluding Salmonella Typhi infection and Salmonella Paratyphi infection) | 7 | 10 |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 5 |
Weekly provisional counts reported to CDC NNDSS by state health departments (MMWR week 25, 2026). Provisional and subject to revision.
Health Profile
Long-term community health indicators (not current surveillance) — 2023 estimates.
Coronary Heart Disease
5.01%
Current Asthma
11.75%
Current Smoking
11.62%
Depression
24.28%
Diabetes
8.39%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.29%
High Blood Pressure
28.97%
No Health Insurance
6.98%
Obesity
30.14%
Physical Inactivity
21.31%
Source: CDC PLACES, state-level average of local estimates.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trend estimates and wastewater viral activity levels, not diagnoses or case counts. Public health surveillance data — not medical advice.