CNN —A surge in respiratory illnesses among children is beginning to put a strain on hospitals.
In addition, hospitals are seeing a rise in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a common cold virus that can be associated with severe disease in young children and older adults.
Connecticut Children’s Hospital in Hartford is over capacity due to children admitted for RSV, WTNH reports.
We’ve never seen this before, and it’s creating challenges,” Dr. Juan Salazar, executive vice president and physician-in-chief at Connecticut Children’s Hospital told WVIT.
The rise in cases is also coming earlier in the year than doctors would usually expect.