Texas Launches New Respiratory Virus Online Info Tools
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) this week launched new online tools to let Texans keep tabs on respiratory viruses in the state.
A respiratory virus dashboard — accessible through DSHS’s Texas Health Data site — shows trends in illnesses from influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, the “big three” respiratory viruses most likely to cause serious disease at this time of year. Data includes emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths.
DSHS is also publishing a new weekly respiratory virus surveillance report, combining separate reports on influenza, COVID-19 and RSV.
