Health Pulse / Washington
Washington Health Pulse
Public health surveillance data. Not medical advice.
Current Trends
COVID-19
GrowingRt (effective reproduction): 1.0699
Week of 2026-08-18
Influenza
DecliningRt (effective reproduction): 0.8907
Week of 2026-05-26
RSV
DecliningRt (effective reproduction): 0.6987
Week of 2026-05-26
Wastewater Viral Activity
Influenza A virus
Very Low25 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
RSV
Very Low25 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
SARS-CoV-2
Very High25 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 | 53 | 83 |
| Cryptosporidiosis | 6 | 16 |
| Giardiasis | 1 | 13 |
| Legionellosis | 1 | 8 |
| Malaria | 1 | 4 |
| Mpox | 1 | 16 |
| Pertussis | 1 | 40 |
| Salmonellosis (excluding Salmonella Typhi infection and Salmonella Paratyphi infection) | 20 | 44 |
| Shigellosis | 10 | 22 |
Weekly provisional counts reported to CDC NNDSS by state health departments (MMWR week 32, 2026). Provisional and subject to revision.
Health Profile
Long-term community health indicators (not current surveillance) — 2023 estimates.
Coronary Heart Disease
5.13%
Current Asthma
11.44%
Current Smoking
12.13%
Depression
26.84%
Diabetes
9.02%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.4%
High Blood Pressure
28.82%
No Health Insurance
9.48%
Obesity
33.43%
Physical Inactivity
18.87%
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.