New York Influenza Season 2026-27

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Monroe County (Rochester)
Data collected September 27–October 17, 2026

Respiratory Illness Surveillance Dashboard – ROC HEALTH DATA

rochealthdata.org

 

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Health experts warn of early rise in flu cases across Monroe County​

Posted: Oct 22, 2026 / 10:59 PM EDT
Updated: Oct 22, 2026 / 11:04 PM EDT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Health experts in Monroe County are monitoring an early flu season in the Rochester area, accelerated by roughly a month compared to past years.
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“We’ve got a positivity rate of about 3% of the swabs that are taken, end up being positive for flu,” Dr. Velez de Brown said. “We didn’t hit that number until middle of November last year.”

As published on Roc Health Data, an online respiratory virus monitoring database, there were 14 people with the flu in Monroe County on October 25, 2025. As of October 10 of this year, there were 94 people who tested positive for the flu since the start of the season.

... https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news...early-rise-in-flu-cases-across-monroe-county/

 

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New York State Department of Health Announces the Launch of a Comprehensive Seasonal Respiratory Virus Dashboard​

New Dashboard Provides a Snapshot View of Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV Activity Across State​

State Health Commissioner Declares Flu Prevalent Signaling Early Flu Season Across the State​

Department Urges New Yorkers to Put their Health First by Getting Vaccinated​

ALBANY, N.Y. (October 26, 2026) - The New York State Department of Health today announced the launch of a new Seasonal Respiratory Virus Dashboard. The Department's longstanding reporting has now expanded to include a new dashboard encompassing influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), offering a more comprehensive view of respiratory illness trends statewide. The new dashboard provides a visual snapshot of laboratory-confirmed cases and hospitalizations associated with flu, COVID, and RSV with options to view data by geographic location and track trends over time. This year, the data indicates that flu season is starting earlier than usual and that vaccination rates, based on vaccinations reported to the State, are lower than in previous years. State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald declared that influenza (flu) is now prevalent in New York State.

... https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/2026-10-26_respiratory_virus_dashboard.htm