Orange County Department of Health

Respiratory Illness Dashboard

County-level activity for influenza (flu), COVID-19, and RSV—updated weekly from laboratory reports, emergency department visits, school and facility reports, and related surveillance.

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Level

Overall trend

The dial summarizes current respiratory illness intensity countywide. Activity reflects laboratory reports, hospital visits, school and facility reports, and related surveillance for flu, COVID-19, and RSV.

What do Low, Moderate, and High mean?
Low
Fewer people are seeking medical care for respiratory symptoms. Stay up to date on vaccines, wash hands, and practice good hygiene.
Moderate
Stay up to date on vaccines, wash hands, and practice good hygiene.
High
More people are seeking care for respiratory symptoms. Extra precautions, such as masking while indoors or crowded spaces and social distancing, are recommended.

Actions You Can Take

  • Get vaccinated against respiratory illnesses. COVID-19 and flu vaccines are recommended for people 6 months and older. RSV vaccine is recommended for people at high risk—talk with your health care provider for details. Go to vaccinefinder.org for a location near you.
  • Wash hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds, especially after coughing or sneezing.
  • Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your elbow.
  • Stay home if you are sick with respiratory illness. Return to normal activity when symptoms have improved and you are fever-free for 24 hours.

  • Consider wearing a well-fitted mask when around others indoors.
  • Avoid crowded areas when possible.
  • Improve air quality by bringing in fresh air from outside, purifying air indoors, or gathering outdoors.

Showing current respiratory season (2026–27): October 3, 2026 – May 7, 2027.

Weekly Emergency Department Visits

Percent of emergency department visits for people diagnosed with COVID-19, Influenza, RSV, or another acute respiratory illness (ARI).
Point to a week on the chart for the date and values, or open the data table below the chart.

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Weekly Emergency Department Visits
Week ending COVID-19 (% of ED visits) Flu (% of ED visits) RSV (% of ED visits)

Number of Emergency Department Visits for Acute Respiratory Illness by Week

Point to a week on the chart for the date and value, or open the data table below the chart.

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Number of Emergency Department Visits for Acute Respiratory Illness by Week
Week ending Acute respiratory ED visits

Weekly Hospitalizations

Showing current respiratory season (2026–27): October 3, 2026 – May 7, 2027.

Number of hospitalizations for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.

COVID-19

Influenza

RSV

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Weekly Hospitalizations
Date updated COVID-19 Influenza RSV

Vaccinations

Orange County vaccination coverage. Select Overall Coverage, Age, or Gender.

A gender breakdown is not available for New York State.

Total up-to-date COVID-19 vaccine coverage

Percent of the Orange County population vaccinated.

Vaccination data coming soon.

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Vaccination coverage
Group Percent vaccinated

Source: NYS COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Data dashboards.

Vaccination data is based on data reported in the New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS). This includes limited data on vaccines administered through Federal entities (Veterans Health Administration) or performed outside of New York State to New York residents and will not be reflective of every dose administered to New York State residents in those settings.

About this dashboard

The activity dial is a countywide summary of respiratory illness intensity. Charts show how COVID-19, flu, and RSV contribute over time, acute respiratory ED visit volume, and hospitalization counts.

Levels can rise or fall week to week. Use the dial for a quick read of current conditions, and the trend charts to see which pathogens are driving activity during the season.

Vaccination coverage can show New York State or Orange County. Statewide figures are overall coverage and ages 0–18 and 19+. Detailed age bands and gender are Orange County. Figures come from the NYS COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Data dashboards and are updated when new numbers are posted, so they may not change every week.

This dashboard is intended for public awareness. Clinical decisions should follow current CDC and New York State guidance, facility protocols, and patient-specific risk factors.

Data may lag.

  • The current respiratory season is October 3, 2026 through May 7, 2027.
  • “Current season” filters Emergency Department Visits charts to that window (from the season start onward as weekly data are added). After May 7, 2027, that completed season remains in the data file and is shown under “All available data,” which includes every week present in the file.
  • Weekly points use week-ending dates. Point to a week on a chart for the week-ending date and values, or open “Show data table” under each chart for every week in the selected range. Press Escape to close a chart tooltip. Use the week-range sliders (arrow keys, Page Up/Page Down, Home, End) to narrow the weeks shown.
  • Hospitalizations use their own time range. Current season is labeled with the date each week was updated. All available data adds the prior season by date. The week-range slider under the chart narrows the weeks shown.
  • Data are loaded from data/weekly.json. Stub values may appear until the weekly export is connected.