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  • Canada: Flu kills 9 in New Brunswick, hospitalizes 120 since October

    Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-b...ason-1.6674841

    Flu kills 9 in New Brunswick, hospitalizes 120 since October
    Lab-confirmed cases have already surpassed 2021-22 seasonal total
    Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Dec 05, 2022 7:04 PM AT | Last Updated: December 5

    Nine New Brunswickers died from the flu in the past two months and 120 have been hospitalized, new figures released by Public Health show.

    That's more than the five deaths and 92 hospitalizations reported all last season.

    No information about the individuals, such as their age or vaccination status, is provided in the weekly influenza reports.

    The province has also already surpassed the 2021-22 seasonal total for lab-confirmed cases of the flu at 462, compared to 442, according to the reports.

    Nearly half of those cases — 229 — were reported in one week, between Nov. 13 to Nov. 19, the latest figures available...


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    Source: https://www.therecord.com/ts/news/ca...erecord_canada



    N.B. chief doctor worried about the holidays as flu cases hit one-week high
    The top doctor says 115 people are in hospital because of influenza.
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    By Hina AlamThe Canadian Press
    Tue., Dec. 13, 2022timer2 min. read
    updateArticle was updated 14 hrs ago

    FREDERICTON - The number of new influenza cases reported in the province has hit an all-time high, New Brunswick’s acting chief medical officer of health said Tuesday.

    The 836 lab-confirmed flu infections between Nov. 27 and Dec. 3 is the highest one-week number since the province started reporting cases 17 years ago, Dr. Yves Léger told reporters. The total number of positive influenza cases reported so far this season is 1,811.

    “Provincially we continue to see a lot of influenza activity and it isn’t showing signs of peaking yet.”

    There are 115 people in hospital because of influenza, Léger said, adding that about half of those patients are 65 and older while about one in five are 19 and younger. As well, respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, continues to circulate widely in the province while COVID-19 case counts have risen over the past two to three weeks, he said...

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