Flu not hitting Alberta as hard this year
MEDICINE HAT — According to the numbers, influenza has not been hitting Alberta as hard this year as it did last year.
According to the most recent report from Alberta Health Services on February 21, the province has seen 5,305 cases of lab confirmed influenza-A, and 65 cases of lab-confirmed influenza-B.
That’s down compared to this time last year, where 7,778 cases were were reported.
“I think it’s a different year than last year, so we’re seeing different kinds of impacts,” said Dr. Lena Derie-Gillespie. “Less outbreaks, but some fairly significant impacts on particularly younger children as well.”