As respiratory virus season hits Virginia, physicians offer advice

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Cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection are at a multiyear high in Virginia this season. And both COVID-19 and flu cases are increasing, though at a more moderate pace, according to Virginia Department of Health data.

Some regions have been harder hit than others. Southwest Virginia has often had COVID rates more than double other parts of the commonwealth. Parts of Southside, West Central and Eastern Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley and Hampton Roads also have higher rates.

Region-level data from the state health department shows flu rates are moderate in Northern Virginia and low in the rest of the commonwealth, though they have increased in recent weeks.

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