Influenza Cases

• Nova Scotia sees big spike in flu cases, doctor refers to it as ‘epidemic’

  A doctor in Nova Scotia is bringing attention to a spike in flu cases for the province, a weekly figure she said is normally not seen for several more months.

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  Nov 25, 2022
  
• Poll: 4 in 10 Sask. residents won’t get the flu shot this year

  A new report from Insights West polled 264 Saskatchewan residents about the flu shot and 40 per cent said they don't plan on getting it for various reasons.

  Health

  Sep 25, 2019
  
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• Saskatchewan preschool flu rate higher than other ages: Ministry of Health

  Three children under five years old have died of the flu virus in Saskatchewan where H1N1 has peaked.

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  Jan 10, 2019
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• 6 flu-related deaths in Sask. since September, including 3 young children

  There have been 1,723 confirmed cases of the flu in Saskatchewan since the beginning of September — with 14 people sent to intensive care units.

  Health

  Jan 9, 2019
• Saskatchewan flu numbers more than double in just over a month

  In January, Saskatchewan saw more than 1,000 new lab-confirmed flu cases - putting the total number of influenza cases at more than 2,200 since September.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2018
• More than half of Alberta flu victims had been immunized

  Alberta Health Services says they have seen a big jump in the number of flu cases in the province. 23 deaths have been reported in Alberta this flu season, six of them in Calgary. Health officials also say 390 Albertans were hospitalized because of the flu; 106 of those cases were from the Calgary Zone....

  Jan 8, 2015