RSV spreads

Number of children in hospital intensive care units as of yesterday afternoon, with RSV or respiratory-type illnesses

● Northland: 0

● Auckland (Starship): Unable to provide figures

● Counties Manukau: Unable to provide figures

● Waitemat¯a: Children sent to Starship if they needed NICU or PICU care

● Waikato: 5

● Lakes: 2

● Tair¯awhiti: 2

● Taranaki: 3

● Hawke’s Bay: 4

● Capital and Coast: 4

● Hutt Valley: 0

● Nelson Marlborough: 0

● Wairarapa: 2

● Canterbury: Unable to provide figures

Southern: 0

Parents should seek urgent medical advice if a child has cold and flu symptoms and also:

● Is under 3 months old

● Is breathing fast, noisily or is having to use extra effort to breathe

● Looks pale and unwell

● Is taking less than half their normal feeds

● Is vomiting

● Has not had a wet nappy for more than six hours

Parents should call 111 if a child:

● Has blue lips and tongue

● Has severe difficulty breathing

● Is becoming very sleepy and not easy to wake up

● Is very pale

● Is floppy

● Has breathing that is not regular, or pauses in breathing