Flu deaths

• Kids at higher risk of being hospitalized this flu season, health officer says

  More kids are ending up in hospital this flu season than usual, says Canada's chief public health officer.

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  Jan 17, 2020
  
• 3 more flu-related deaths in Edmonton zone, Alberta confirmed cases double: AHS

  Three more flu-related deaths in the Edmonton zone were reported by Alberta Health Services in its weekly influenza report.

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  Jan 9, 2020
  
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• Number of flu-related deaths in Alberta this season jumps to 6: AHS

  The number of people in the province who died with lab-confirmed influenza rose to six, according to Alberta Health Services' weekly report released Thursday.

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  Dec 19, 2019
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• 3 flu deaths in Alberta so far this season: AHS

  AHS doesn’t provide any details on the deaths (other than where they occurred) due to privacy concerns.

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  Dec 12, 2019
• Flu-related death toll in Saskatchewan reaches 11: Ministry of Health

  According to the Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health, 11 people have died so far in the 2018-19 flu season, including four preschoolers.

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  Feb 14, 2019
• Alberta sees 86 flu-related deaths so far this season

  So far this season, 86 people have died of lab-confirmed influenza in Alberta. That's compared to 64 flu deaths last season and 62 deaths the season before that.

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  Apr 2, 2018
• 12-year-old girl identified as 1 of 2 children to die from flu in Guelph area

  Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health confirmed on Friday that two children in the Guelph area have died from the flu.

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  Feb 9, 2018
• Five flu deaths in fourth week of January: health unit

  The Middlesex-London Health Unit confirmed 59 cases of the flu, with 29 hospitalizations and five deaths between Jan. 21 and 27.

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  Jan 31, 2018
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• 9 new flu-related deaths in Alberta

  Since Alberta Health Services last issued flu data for the province one week ago, nine more Albertans who had lab-confirmed influenza have died.

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  Jan 25, 2018
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• Severe flu and the chance of death: How to tell if you need to see a doctor

  While the illness is at times regarded as something people can push through, it's more serious than that.

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  Jan 12, 2018