Orange County is experiencing the spread of another seasonal bug amid flu season that is more susceptible to children amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. The Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) usually hits during the winter months but started to spread a few months ahead of schedule in the summer, according to Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) Deputy Health Officer Dr. Matthew Zahn. “The COVID-19 pandemic will likely add particular stress to the RSV surge,” Zahn told The Epoch Times. While OCHCA, does not keep track of confirmed cases within the county, the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) has reported an increased number of pediatric cases for the past few months, Zahn said. CHOC responds to the RSV season every year, but the COVID-19 pandemic heightened the need to care for both RSV and COVID-19 patients as winter approaches. Infants experiencing their first RSV season or who have …