develop severe infection like knew moan yachlt over the last month, 32 states have reported an increase in rsv cases. in san diego, 50 patients tested positive for rsv at rady children s hospital where the chief medical officer says it is unheard of. two to three times what they ever experienced. in richmond, virginia, haley mitchell s 13-month-old son was hospitalized. that was mine and his first time being in a helicopter. of course, it was very scary. you know, the emts in the back told me there was a couple tombs they had to give him oxygen while flying. back in connecticut, at gayle new haven children s hospital you have ever seen numbers like this before? we have not seen numbers to this degree this early. rsv cases in the emergency department have nearly doubled over the past week. right now every bed in this pediatric icu is full. 90% of them respiratory illnesses. most kids get an rsv infection