The emergency room at the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital saw a huge influx in patients this past weekend on account of both viral infections.
– is the respiratory virus that is most serious in young children. Pediatric ICU beds are still at critical levels across the state.
A spokesperson for Cook County's Department of Public Health said ER visits for influenza-like illness just surpassed COVID-like illness for the first time since March of 2020: The Illinois Department of Public Health said statewide, pediatric bed availability has dropped to 5 percent. The IDPH prefers capacity to be at 20 percent.
We talked to a doctor who shared information she says families need ahead of Thanksgiving celebrations. Dr. Allison Bartlett of UChicago Medicine broke down the situation at Comer.
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