Respiratory illnesses beginning to circulate as winter approaches

Respiratory illnesses beginning to circulate as winter approaches

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Respiratory infections are running their courses heading into the holiday season. As COVID-19 continues to lead to the most hospitalizations all across the country compared to other respiratory illnesses, doctors say it's a similar case locally. "There's approximately 60, 62 patients with COVID-positive in the hospital," Dr. Armando Paez, Chief of Infectious Diseases at Baystate Health told 22News. Recent data from th…