RSV

Two children in Wisconsin died from complications from respiratory illnesses, according to state’s Department of Health Services.They’re the first pediatric deaths of this 2025-26 season.

Health officials say the best way to prevent death or hospitalizations from the flu and other respiratory viruses is to get vaccinated.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is warning people of an increase in COVID, flu, and RSV.

Respiratory illnesses typically spike in the fall and winter.With COVID levels already relatively high in Wisconsin, local health officials are urging people to take steps to protect themselves.

More than 1,400 people have been hospitalized with RSV in Wisconsin this season.More than a third of those cases were children under two.

The death is a result of Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV.

RSV and Flu cases appear to have peaked for the season as the number of reported illnesses continues to decline.

North-central Wisconsin may have avoided the post-holiday virus surge currently impacting other parts of the country.