Got sick kids? Here's what you need to know about the viruses landing children in the hospital - NOLA.com

An employee walks through Children's Hospital in New Orleans on Monday, July 19, 2021. .

And while COVID-19 is still present, SARS-CoV-2 is not fueling most of the admissions and ER visits, according to data from Children’s Hospital New Orleans.

Tests given for these two viruses at two major children’s hospitals in New Orleans and Baton Rouge are coming back positive between 40%-50% of the time, accounting for most of the recent illness spike.

These viruses typically are not severe in healthy kids and not responsible for many admissions in the hospital or ICU.

Flu season typically ramps up in October, but Children's Hospital New Orleans — Louisiana’s largest children’s hospital — is seeing positive flu results in about 1 in 5 patients who receive the test.

About one in ten tests have come back positive at Children’s Hospital New Orleans for adenovirus, which causes cold-like symptoms including fever, sore throat, pneumonia, pink eye and sometimes stomach issues.

About 2% of COVID tests are coming back positive at Children’s Hospital New Orleans in recent weeks.