TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The “tripledemic” is in full swing in Pima County. Three respiratory diseases have converged, not just in Pima County, but statewide.
RSV cases are ten times higher than normal, the flu season started much earlier and cases are nearly doubling every week and COVID-19 cases have increased here by 61% in the past week alone.
“Both flu and RSV hit us hard and fast this year,” said David Salafsky, the Co-Executive Director of Campus Health at the University of Arizona. “And I think that’s what you’re seeing in the data.”
COVID-19 is still in the green zone in Pima County, meaning it’s considered mild.