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Three-quarters of children's hospital beds are already full across the US as youngsters are hit by a tripledemic of viruses blamed on lockdown curbs.
DailyMail.com's interactive map shows eight states were at more than 90 percent pediatric capacity on December 3, the latest date available, with units in one state completely overwhelmed. Nationwide, 75.3 percent of beds were filled.
Doctors have said this year's season is 'worse than any other' they have faced — with RSV and flu cases at their highest level in more than a decade.
There are also growing concerns about a wave of Strep A infections hitting the US after 15 children in the UK died from the normally benign bacterial bug — which is more common after viral infections such as RSV and flu.
Idaho, Arizona and Rhode Island are the worst hit states in America. Meanwhile, some are already telling people to mask up again — and not for Covid.
Official data showed Idaho's hospitals are already treating more children than they have beds for, being at 160 percent capacity.
Arizona had the second busiest children's wards overall, with 825 out of 850 occupied (97 percent).
It was followed by Rhode Island with 223 of 232 beds occupied (96 percent), Nevada, 319 of 339 beds (94 percent), and Utah, 421 of 451 beds (93.3 percent).
Rounding out the eight over 90 percent full were Kentucky (92.9 percent), Minnesota (91.7 percent) and Texas (90 percent).
For pediatric ICUs, wards in Maine, Maryland, Alaska and Idaho were all also at capacity.
At the other end of the scale was Vermont, with 22 of 48 beds occupied (45.8 percent), New Hampshire, 32 out of 68 beds (47 percent) and Wyoming, 17 out of 35 beds (49 percent).
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