Percent of Emergent Care Visits for COVID-19 like illness and Influenza Diagnosis
Syndromic Surveillance from 12 of 14 Vermont Hospitals and 2 Urgent Care Centers
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Interpret with caution, there is a chance for over or underestimation given the lag in reporting.
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COVID-19 like illness is the presence of a fever with the addition of shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, or cough.
COVID-19 like illness excludes patients with an influenza discharge diagnosis.
Influenza diagnosis is a patient with a discharge diagnosis of influenza.