Overview
- Okinawa prefectural health officials declared an influenza advisory after weekly sentinel reports exceeded the advisory trigger of 10 patients per sentinel medical institution.
- The reported sentinel rate was 10.34 patients per site and tests show Influenza A made up 87.3 percent of detected cases.
- Infections are uneven across the prefecture, with Yaeyama at 13.33 and the southern area at 13.17 patients per sentinel while central and Naha City show lower rates.
- People aged 60 and over accounted for the largest share of cases followed by children ages 5–9 and 1–4, and schools have recorded one grade-level closure and nine class closures in recent days.
- Prefectural guidance leaves responses to local public-health centers, which are increasing monitoring and could raise the alert level if case counts continue to climb.