A high number of flu cases are normal for this time of year in South Texas, but lately, doctors in San Antonio are treating and seeing more patients with RSV or COVID-19.
“It’s because of the indoor activities instead of outdoor activities. It’s because…as compared to two years ago, we didn’t see much of this at all,” Emergency medicine physician Dr. Robert Frolichstein said.
“We’re seeing lots of upper respiratory tract infections. Typically they are, you know, I would say four to six weeks ago it was predominantly RSV and flu and a little bit of COVID mixed in,” Frolichstein said. “They’re not as severe or they don’t make up a high percentage of the cases as we are seeing right now. COVID is spiking a little bit, but again, not particularly severe illness, which is great news,”
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