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. 15-14
