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Hundreds hospitalized with influenza in Alberta during holidays, RSV on the rise
By Adam Toy Global News
Posted January 5, 2024 5:17 pm
The holiday season was a busy one for influenza in Alberta hospitals, according to the latest update on the province’s respiratory virus dashboard.
Between Dec. 16 and 30, 2023, the dashboard added 762 hospitalizations, which included Albertans of all ages. Albertans under 90 years old were among the intensive care unit admissions that jumped by 77 in that same time period.
The cumulative 2,220 influenza hospitalizations and 248 flu ICU admissions this respiratory virus season have already surpassed last season’s.
The annual respiratory virus season usually starts near the end of August.
In the last two weeks of influenza reporting, the number of total deaths attributed to the flu nearly doubled, from 44 to 80. Those new deaths were counted among Albertans 40 and older...
Hundreds hospitalized with influenza in Alberta during holidays, RSV on the rise
By Adam Toy Global News
Posted January 5, 2024 5:17 pm
The holiday season was a busy one for influenza in Alberta hospitals, according to the latest update on the province’s respiratory virus dashboard.
Between Dec. 16 and 30, 2023, the dashboard added 762 hospitalizations, which included Albertans of all ages. Albertans under 90 years old were among the intensive care unit admissions that jumped by 77 in that same time period.
The cumulative 2,220 influenza hospitalizations and 248 flu ICU admissions this respiratory virus season have already surpassed last season’s.
The annual respiratory virus season usually starts near the end of August.
In the last two weeks of influenza reporting, the number of total deaths attributed to the flu nearly doubled, from 44 to 80. Those new deaths were counted among Albertans 40 and older...
