Health & Fitness
Wave Of Viruses Sending Children To Hospitals, Severely Taxing State's Hospital Capacity
Respiratory viruses are also affecting older adults in large numbers, according to state Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly.
December 8, 2022
California children are experiencing a wave of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus infections that is sending them to local hospitals, in turn outpacing the state's availability of pediatric hospital beds, one of the state's top health officials said Tuesday.
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Roughly 40% of pediatric intensive care unit beds are normally open statewide, but that figure is down to roughly 20% and into the teens in some parts of the state.
Respiratory viruses are also affecting older adults in large numbers, according to state Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly.
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