January 26, 2026- As of January 23, 2026, the amount of acute respiratory illness causing people to seek health care is now at a low level, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated across the country, but has decreased for three consecutive weeks, according to newly released CDC data. Despite flu activity on the decline, flu-related emergency department visits for school-aged children between ages 5 and 17 increased since last week (Jan. 19-23) while hospitalizations remained stable, according to ABC News.
RSV activity is also elevated in many areas of the country, including emergency department visits among infants less than 1 year and children 1-4 years old and hospitalizations among infants less than 1 year old. Additionally, COVID-19 is activity is elevated in some areas of the country.