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Weekly consultation rates of influenza-like illness reported by General Out-patient Clinics (GOPC) and Private Medical Practitioner (PMP) Clinics 2024

Weekly consultation rates of influenza-like illness reported by General Out-patient Clinics (GOPC) and Private Medical Practitioner (PMP) Clinics 2024

Week 16 (14/4 – 20/4)
Latest data reported by sentinel PMP clinics showed the consultation rate for influenza-like illness has decreased.
The CHP monitors the overall activity of common infectious diseases through a series of surveillance systems. The latest surveillance data showed that overall influenza activity slightly increased. Please refer to COVID-19 & Flu Express at https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/resources/29/100148.html for details.
For the week ending Rate (per 1000 consultations)
GOPC PMP clinics
6/1 10.1 48.3
13/1 9.0 61.7
20/1 7.9 55.8
27/1 7.1 33.8
3/2 8.1 44.4
10/2 7.6 37.8
17/2 10.3 54.3
24/2 10.7 49.2
2/3 8.8 37.2
9/3 8.1 59.9
16/3 10.1 55.5
23/3 8.4 55.2
30/3 6.7 44.9
6/4 7.1 49.7
13/4 8.2 57.0
20/4 9.2 38.2
27/4    
4/5    
11/5    
18/5    
25/5    
1/6    
8/6    
15/6    
22/6    
29/6    
6/7    
13/7    
20/7    
27/7    
3/8    
10/8    
17/8    
24/8    
31/8    
7/9    
14/9    
21/9    
28/9    
5/10    
12/10    
19/10    
26/10    
2/11    
9/11    
16/11    
23/11    
30/11    
7/12    
14/12    
21/12    
28/12    

Note:
The CHP has started to use electronic data on diagnosis coding of patients of the Hospital Authority's General Out-patient Clinics for sentinel surveillance since January 2020, replacing manual data collection in the past.