UPDATE: WALGREENS COVID TESTING DATA IS SHOWING THE LARGEST 1 DAY INCREASE IN TESTING SINCE JANUARY 8, 2024 (EXCLUDING HOLIDAY PERIODS) PRIOR TO THE INCREASE, POSITIVITY HIT 40.4% IN THIS WEEKS DATA, THE HIGHEST SINCE SEPTEMBER 6, 2023. AS OF YESTERDAY, POSITIVITY IS 39.2%, THE FIRST DECREASE AFTER 10 WEEKS OF INCREASES. TESTING IS THE HIGHEST SINCE APRIL 1, THE HIGHEST SINCE THE SUMMER WAVE BEGAN.
UPDATE: ILI activity from the CDC is updated. As you can see, the off season is significantly higher than they were before 2020 as seen on this graph. This is evidence people are getting sick more often than they were before 2020. The years shown are 2023-2024 and 2014-2019.
Here is the same graph from the previous tweet showing 2019 to present. Only 2022 was worse than it is now.