According to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US hospitals are reporting significantly higher cases of RSV infection that’s hitting the United States earlier and harder than usual virus season.

Referring the CDC data, CNN writes “Cumulative RSV hospitalization rates have already reached levels that are typically not seen until December in the US. They’re rising among all age groups, but especially among children.”

“Weekly cases counts are less complete for the most current weeks, but there have been more RSV cases detected by PCR tests each week in October 2022 than any other week in at least the past two years. Weekly case counts for the week ending October 22 were more than double any other week in 2020 or 2021”, CNN adds.

According to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services, pediatric hospitals are reportedly admitting more cases RSV and other conditions. “More than three-quarters of pediatric hospital beds (77%) and pediatric ICU beds (80%) are currently in use nationwide, compared with an average of about two-thirds full over the past two years.”