The hospitalizations and deaths in the 2022-23 influenza season to date have met or surpassed recent historic totals.
The past week’s deaths were all of people older than 50, with six in their 60s, eight in their 70s and four in their 80s dying of influenza.
More than 53,000 Albertans rolled up their sleeves for influenza vaccinations this week, bringing the total population coverage to 25.2 per cent. The number of doses administered in Alberta went down for the third week in a row.
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