Health Seasonal flu on the rise and Covid on the wane
Cases of seasonal flu have doubled in a short space of time. The peak of the Covid-19 wave seems to have passed - but Covid is still more widespread than influenza. This is according to information from the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).
23.12.2024, 12:42
SDA
The seasonal flu wave began in the week of December 9. The Federal Office writes this in an article linked in the FOPH bulletin on Monday. Within a week, the number of influenza cases in the Sentinella reporting system had doubled. Specifically, there were 5.03 reported cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the week between December 9 and 15.
"The Covid-19 wave appears to have peaked," writes the FOPH. In wastewater, the mandatory reporting system and the Sentinella reporting system, there has been a downward trend in the incidence of coronavirus infections in recent weeks.
However, Covid is still widespread - with 7.3 reported cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the period mentioned. At the peak of the wave at the beginning of October, there were 14.71 cases.
The most frequently detected SARS-CoV-2 variant in wastewater is XEC, which currently accounts for around half of the total SARS-CoV-2 viral load in wastewater.
