RESP-NET: Laboratory-Confirmed RSV, COVID-19, and Flu Hospitalization Rates

Weekly and cumulative hospitalization rates for laboratory-confirmed influenza, COVID-19, and RSV from the RESP-NET surveillance network. Data are updated weekly and are preliminary, subject to change as more data become available. The dataset is published by data.cdc.gov and was last updated on 2026-04-03.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in virus-specific hospitalization rates using MMWR Week, MMWR Year, and Weekly Rate.
• Compare demographic disparities in hospitalizations across Age group, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity columns.
• Track cumulative disease burden over a Season using Cumulative Rate and Week Ending Date.
• Compare hospitalization rates between different Surveillance Network sites using the Site column.

Strengths

• Data is updated weekly, providing near-real-time surveillance.
• Includes 12 columns for detailed demographic and temporal analysis.
• Covers three major respiratory viruses (RSV, COVID-19, Flu) from an active, population-based surveillance network.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data are described as preliminary and subject to change.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cdc.gov via the Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network (RESP-NET).

Collection Method

Active, population-based surveillance for laboratory-confirmed hospitalizations.

Freshness

Updated weekly; last updated 2026-04-03 13:38:56.

Geography

Surveillance areas covered by the RESP-NET platforms.