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Paramedics did everything to help him. now concerns over the triple-demic. covid and flu cases surging since thanksgiving. flu cases are up 14% since october. and more than 450,000 new covid cases in just the past week. a bunch of cities around the country they are noticing this, l.a., new york, seattle, all now strongly recommending that people wear masks inside in public. no mandate. stopping short of requiring it. but asking for it. and as you can see in the graphic on the screen there, rsv...

Spiking across the united states at the same time. these respiratory illnesses are filling hospitals at a rate not seen since last winters covid spike. about 80% of the countrys hospital beds are in use right now. bri . >> the new york state department of health says this is a complex challenge as we talk about that triple threat of covid-19, rsv infections and the flu, which is really seeing the biggest surge. i want to point to some data they gave us within the last few weeks. the number of fl...

Going up. so is rsv. but the biggest issue that this country is seeing the number of flu cases. i want to give you another statistic to swallow here. 100,000 people out of 100,000 people, 26 hospitalizations are for flu. that is a very big number. actually the biggest number that the cdc has seen in more than the last decade. again, its these three viruses that are circulating across the country really surging. only seven states in this country are not at a high or very high alert right now. and...

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Laboratory-confirmed flu cases has nearly tripled the past few weeks. and flu hospitalizations have doubled. and covid-19 poses a threat, for under vaccinated or unvaccinated as covid is one of the leading causes of death in the united states. the department of health in new york saying, maybe put the mask on again. kids in school, maybe put on the mask again. 65 years and older. people immunecompromised. you talked about the 800 beds. this suspeisnt just new york. and the cdc points to this sta...

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Struggling to keep up with sick patients. gabe gutierrez has more tonight from boston. >> reporter: the er is usually at or near capacity. are these beds in the hallway typical? >> unfortunately they are these days. you know, when we designed this department we did not anticipate using these on a regular basis. >> reporter: juan potters been here sick with the flu for two days. >> the toughest part is the not breathing, the loss of breath. >> reporter: over the past month the mass general brigms...

Ntew york, is insu streted to capacity, and adding beds meant for rehab patients. how many beds are full? >> so right now the hospital really is at its normal full capacity. >> reporter: its one of many hospitals kroo the country seeing an increase of people suffering from covid, flu, and r.s.v. >> so thats the current tridemmic that people are talking about. and its true. its real. were seeing increased numbers of cases. since thanksgiving we probably have had over 300 cases of covid come into ...

Certain times have been completely empty of one product and then it comes back on and then its empty of another product. >> reporter: while rsv may be leveling off in some places, the flu is soaring. the cdc saying flu hospitalizations this season are up to 78,000. over the past month, the system has seen flu cases jump by more than 1100%. >> how busy have the last few weeks been here? >> weve seen an increase in patients coming into the er. >> reporter: only a quarter of adults and 40% of the c...