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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...irus-1.4898288
Calgary hardest hit by flu virus so far this season
City has also seen the highest rate of immunization in the province
Dave Dormer ? CBC News
Posted: Nov 08, 2018 5:09 PM MT | Last Updated: 11 hours ago
The flu virus has been hitting Calgary harder than other regions of the province so far this season, according to numbers released Thursday by Alberta Health Services.
There have been 510 confirmed cases of influenza A in Alberta since Aug. 31, with 340 of those diagnosed in Calgary. That compares with 86 in Edmonton.
There have also been 19 cases in the south zone, 24 in the central zone and 39 in the north zone.
Eighty people in Calgary have been hospitalized after contracting the virus and 21 people in Edmonton required hospitalization.
There have been no deaths in Alberta associated to the flu so far this season...
Calgary hardest hit by flu virus so far this season
City has also seen the highest rate of immunization in the province
Dave Dormer ? CBC News
Posted: Nov 08, 2018 5:09 PM MT | Last Updated: 11 hours ago
The flu virus has been hitting Calgary harder than other regions of the province so far this season, according to numbers released Thursday by Alberta Health Services.
There have been 510 confirmed cases of influenza A in Alberta since Aug. 31, with 340 of those diagnosed in Calgary. That compares with 86 in Edmonton.
There have also been 19 cases in the south zone, 24 in the central zone and 39 in the north zone.
Eighty people in Calgary have been hospitalized after contracting the virus and 21 people in Edmonton required hospitalization.
There have been no deaths in Alberta associated to the flu so far this season...