Saint Louis County Department of Public Health - Division of Communicable Disease Prevention Summary Surveillance CDP Monthly Report (March 2023)
Report Date: April 3, 2023
Notes on the data: This report includes confirmed and probable cases; suspect cases are not included. These data are provisional as of 4/3/2023.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….…………………………………...... In general, the year-to-date number of reported cases of enteric illnesses are slightly higher when compared with the median of the past five years. With only three months of data, however, it is too early in the year to assess any meaningful trends across years. Notably, there was a cluster of related shigellosis cases in January which contributed to a higher-than-average number of cases. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….…………………………………...... Influenza activity has been declining in Saint Louis County. For more information on influenza in Saint Louis County, please see our Weekly Influenza Report which is updated every Wednesday during influenza season. For our Weekly Influenza Report, please visit our website at: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/public-health/health-data-and-statistics/communicable-disease-reports/influenza-reports/influenza-weeklyreport/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….…………………………………...... Two thousand seven hundred and forty-nine (2,749) cases of COVID-19 were reported to Saint Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH) in March 2023. This is a 15.5% decrease from the 3,255 cases reported in February 2023. For more information on COVID-19, please visit our website at: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/public-health/covid-19/covid-19-data-reports/ Publication of DPH’s Monthly Sexually Transmitted Infection has been temporarily suspended. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….…………………………………......
If you need to reach us at any time outside of normal business hours, please note the following: To report a public health emergency in Saint Louis County: During normal business hours - Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Call Saint Louis County DPH at (314) 615-1630. At all other times: call (314) 615-7677 or fax (314) 615-7643. To report any Saint Louis area Hazardous Material concern: Call 911.
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