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Weekly consultation rates of influenza-like illness reported by Family Medicine Clinics and Private Medical Practitioner (PMP) Clinics 2026

Weekly consultation rates of influenza-like illness reported by Family Medicine Clinics and Private Medical Practitioner (PMP) Clinics 2026

Week 1 (28/12 – 3/1)
Latest data reported by sentinel FMCs showed that the consultation rate for influenza-like illness has increased while the rate at PMP clinics was at baseline level.
The CHP monitors the overall activity of common infectious diseases through a series of surveillance systems. The latest surveillance data showed that the local influenza activity has continued to decrease over the past few weeks and dropped below the baseline level last week. Please refer to COVID-19 & Flu Express for details (https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/resources/29/100148.html).
For the week ending Rate (per 1000 consultations)
FMC PMP clinics
3/1 7.3 31.3
10/1    
17/1    
24/1    
31/1    
7/2    
14/2    
21/2    
28/2    
7/3    
14/3    
21/3    
28/3    
4/4    
11/4    
18/4    
25/4    
2/5    
9/5    
16/5    
23/5    
30/5    
6/6    
13/6    
20/6    
27/6    
4/7    
11/7    
18/7    
25/7    
1/8    
8/8    
15/8    
22/8    
29/8    
5/9    
12/9    
19/9    
26/9    
3/10    
10/10    
17/10    
24/10    
31/10    
7/11    
14/11    
21/11    
28/11    
5/12    
12/12    
19/12    
26/12    

Note:
The Hospital Authority's General Out-patient Clinics were renamed Family Medicine Clinics on 11 October 2025.
The CHP has started to use electronic data on diagnosis coding of patients of the Hospital Authority's Family Medicine Clinics for sentinel surveillance since January 2020, replacing manual data collection in the past.