Cases for two flu variations and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, have more than doubled since the end of October, according to data from Cook Children's Health Care in Fort Worth.

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More than 11% of all patients tested at Cook Children’s Medical Center-Fort Worth for respiratory viruses on the week of Nov. 9 were positive for Flu A, Flu B or RSV. The hospital tested a total of 757 patients during that week.

By comparison, the hospital tested 633 patients on the week of Oct. 26 and saw 5.53% of those patients tested positive for one of the three respiratory viruses.

Cook Children’s Medical Center Dr. Laura Romano, a doctor based in Fort Worth, said numbers have remained low so far but are expected to continue to rise in the upcoming weeks.

“We know that as people tra

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