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Flu cases on the rise in Canada despite expected fall
Michael Lee
CTVNews.ca Writer
Published Saturday, May 21, 2022 11:25AM EDT
The federal government is reporting a sharp rise in influenza in recent months, at a time of the year when detected cases generally start to fall in Canada.
The government's latest FluWatch report says 2,121 laboratory detections of influenza, including 2,113 for influenza A and eight for influenza B, were reported during the week of May 8-14, most involving individuals under 45.
"The number of detections and the weekly percentage of tests positive for influenza have sharply increased since the beginning of April," the report says...
Flu cases on the rise in Canada despite expected fall
Michael Lee
CTVNews.ca Writer
Published Saturday, May 21, 2022 11:25AM EDT
The federal government is reporting a sharp rise in influenza in recent months, at a time of the year when detected cases generally start to fall in Canada.
The government's latest FluWatch report says 2,121 laboratory detections of influenza, including 2,113 for influenza A and eight for influenza B, were reported during the week of May 8-14, most involving individuals under 45.
"The number of detections and the weekly percentage of tests positive for influenza have sharply increased since the beginning of April," the report says...