Saturday, January 5, 2008

Steady increase in RSV activity for the area

We are seeing a steady increase in the number of positive samples for RSV. Out of twenty three samples submitted at Sutter facilities there were five positives, one at Sutter Memorial, one at Sutter Roseville and three at Sutter Davis. The overall percent of positives for our area was 22%. Meanwhile, the RSV activity for the state is rising, with an overall percent of positive samples at about 23-24%.