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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Province: N.S. flu numbers stay low
Swine flu numbers in the province remain low, the government reports.
Between Dec. 20 and 26, there was one new lab-confirmed case of H1N1, and someone with a lab-confirmed case of H1N1 was hospitalized, said a government news release issued Thursday.
The level of emergency room patients with flu-like illnesses was at five per cent, the same as the previous week.
That compares with a rate of about 25 per cent early in November, when the flu was more prevalent across the province.
Doctors across Nova Scotia reported that less than one per cent of their patients had a flu-like illness.
Dr. Robert Strang, the province?s chief public health officer, said two weeks ago that the second wave of the H1N1 outbreak appeared to be over.
But he said there?s still a possibility of a third wave in the new year.
There have been seven H1N1-related deaths since July. Most of those people had underlying health conditions.
Sat. Jan 2 - 4:46 AM
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Province: N.S. flu numbers stay low
Swine flu numbers in the province remain low, the government reports.
Between Dec. 20 and 26, there was one new lab-confirmed case of H1N1, and someone with a lab-confirmed case of H1N1 was hospitalized, said a government news release issued Thursday.
The level of emergency room patients with flu-like illnesses was at five per cent, the same as the previous week.
That compares with a rate of about 25 per cent early in November, when the flu was more prevalent across the province.
Doctors across Nova Scotia reported that less than one per cent of their patients had a flu-like illness.
Dr. Robert Strang, the province?s chief public health officer, said two weeks ago that the second wave of the H1N1 outbreak appeared to be over.
But he said there?s still a possibility of a third wave in the new year.
There have been seven H1N1-related deaths since July. Most of those people had underlying health conditions.
