Influenza numbers drop for another year

By Medicine Hat News on January 24, 2020.

Nearly 4,200 people have been laboratory-confirmed with influenza this season according to data released by Alberta Health Services on Thursday.

The numbers are slightly lower than a year ago and considerably lower than two years ago.

                                              Jan. 23, 2020   Jan. 23, 2019  Jan. 25, 2018

Lab-confirmed influenza A, B     4,197                 5,061                 6,728

Lab-confirmed influenza A         1,892                  5,027                 4,860

South zone                                  79                       296                     362

Lab-confirmed influenza B         2,305                    34                     1,868

South zone                                 193                       2                        145

Hospitalized with influenza         787                    1,123                   2,012

South zone                                 30                       50                        151

Deaths                                        19                       25                         55

South zone                                 1                         0                           3

Since the last release of data on Jan. 16 the number of deaths has increased from 12 to 19. The increase was seen in Edmonton 2, North Zone 1, Central Zone 3, Calgary 1.

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