New Hampshire hospitals deal with rising flu, RSV, COVID-19 cases

DOVER, N.H. —

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors and hospitals to prepare for a big jump in respiratory viruses already affecting many areas of the country.

Like many hospitals, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is already at 100% capacity most days. Hospital workers are now warned to prepare for a trifecta: a big jump in cases of the flu, RSV and COVID-19.

What we're seeing in our staff illness and callout is directly reflective of what we're seeing in the community," said Martha Wassell, director of infection prevention at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.

Officials said COVID-19 deaths are averaging two or three a day, flu cases are ticking up and RSV is rising fast.

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