On Wednesday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported a noticeable decrease in the amount of hospitalizations for flu-like symptoms.

"The Denver metro region began showing a decline two weeks ago and the remainder of the state shows an apparent decline starting this past week," the report on its Web site said.

The state has also been monitoring "influenza-like illness (ILI)" from Kaiser Permanente clinic visits in the Denver area.

The latest round of data suggests "there was a substantial decrease in the percentage of ILI visits" last week when compared to the previous week.

"This represents the beginning of a clear decline in influenza activity," the report said.

The news comes at a time when the state is still struggling to come up with an adequate supply of H1N1 flu vaccine to meet demand.

While some counties have already started limited H1N1 vaccine clinics, the vaccine is not widely available.

9NEWS has spoken to a number of doctors who have grown impatient with the limited supplies. Many have been forced to tell patients that they simply have no idea when the vaccine will arrive at their offices.

While supplies will remain tight over the next few weeks, there is a Web site you can check for upcoming H1N1 vaccine clinics: http://www.immunizecolorado.com/findAFluClinic_h1n1Vaccine.asp.

9NEWS Medical Reporter Dr. John Torres said on Wednesday that any decrease in activity shouldn't be seen as proof that the H1N1 virus is on its way out.

"Doctors are expecting a second wave of H1N1 activity in January mainly because of all of the holiday travel and get-togethers," he said.

What are you noticing where you live when it comes to H1N1 activity? E-mail us at chris.vanderveen@9news.com.