COVID-19 along with other respiratory illnesses are running rampant, especially among children.The Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital is reporting all pediatric areas continue to be over capacity.
Saskatchewan NDP calls on government to do more to address children’s hospital capacity The province’s latest COVID-19 Epidemiology Report showed that in the pre-school age range, out of every 1,000 visits to the E.R., 65 reported COVID-like illnesses.In the school age range, that number sits at 25.“What’s causing us to have more kids in emerge, more kids in hospital?
It’s mostly viruses. Its not the only thing, COVID is part of it but there also other ones,” says pediatrician Dr. Ayisha Kurji.Dr.
Kurji says the other viruses she’s seeing include non-COVID coronavirus, RSV and bocavirus.She feels the abnormal timing of the viral surge can be partly blamed on the recent removal of COVID-19 health measures.“Last year if you look at our respiratory viral season there were not a lot of other viruses.