Temporarily visitor restrictions in place at area hospitals amid increase in respiratory illness
WHIO Staff
Fri, December 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM UTC
1 min read
Today, 29 hospitals and health systems across the region are implementing temporary visitor restrictions amid a recent increase in respiratory illness.
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News Center 7’s Amber Jenkins has more on the restriction tonight on News Center 7 at 5:00.
Area hospitals are currently seeing higher-than-normal volumes of patients with positive cases of respiratory illnesses, including influenza, COVID-19, and other seasonal viruses, according to the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association.
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As part of the restrictions, anyone ill with any respiratory symptoms, including coughing, fever, chills, headache, vomiting, sore throat, muscle aches, or diarrhea, will not be allowed to visit.
The same goes for anyone under the age of 14, even if they have received the seasonal vaccine or received the appropriate vaccine when it becomes available.
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