RSV hospitalisation numbers double compared to pre-Covid era

Doctors stress that the vast majority of children with RSV  experience a mild illness, but hospitalisation numbers are increasing. File Picture

There were 1,689 people hospitalised in Ireland with the RSV respiratory virus between September and November, more than double the number of cases in the pre-Covid era.

New data from the HSE shows hospitals across Munster have seen an increase in the number of children and over-65s needing treatment for the virus this winter.