Influenza Report - Week Ending March 15, 2025

The Situation Report | March 24, 2025

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) collects, compiles, and analyzes information on influenza activity year-round in New York State (NYS) and produces this weekly report during the influenza season (October through the following May).

During the week ending March 15, 2025 influenza activity was categorized as geographically widespread. This is the fourteenth week widespread activity has been reported this season.

•  Laboratories tested 49,677 specimens for influenza, of which 18,182 (37%) were positive, a 13% decrease in positive cases compared with the previous week.
• The number of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza was 1,045, a 13% decrease in hospitalized cases compared with the previous week.
• Of the 4,161 specimens submitted to WHO/NREVSS laboratories, 858 (20.62%) were positive. 660 were positive for influenza A and 198 for influenza B.
• The percent of patient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) from ILINet providers was 5.25%, above the epidemic threshold of 4.20%.
• There were 8 outbreaks reported in hospitals and 22 outbreaks reported in nursing homes, a 48% decrease in hospital and nursing home outbreaks compared with the previous week. Season to date, a total of 923 outbreaks have been reported from hospitals and nursing homes in NYS.
• There were two influenza-associated pediatric deaths reported this week. Twenty influenza-associated pediatric deaths have been reported this season.