Ezike, Arwady Warn of Spike in Patients at Chicago-Area Pediatric ERs

An early surge in cases of RSV, a virus that typically appears in the winter, on top of coronavirus cases and other pediatric illnesses, has led to a “serious increase in patients” at pediatric emergency rooms, and Illinois health officials and doctors are now asking parents to call doctors about non-life threatening illnesses before bringing their children to the ER.