Flu cases in Canada are climbing, marking a potentially early start to the flu season.
Posted: Nov 04, 2022 5:42 PM ET | Last Updated: November 4
Flu cases in Canada are climbing, marking a potentially early start to the flu season, at the same time U.S. health officials are reporting hospitalization rates for the respiratory illness reached the highest point in a decade for this time of year.FluWatch reportFlu activity has crossed an epidemic threshold, with five per cent of all respiratory virus tests coming back positive.
weekly respiratory virus report showed a class of common cold virus, rhino-enterovirus, making up the lion's share of positive lab tests most recently.
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