Flu Linked To 62 Deaths In Alberta This Year, Down From Last Season

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 20 Jun, 2016 12:36 PM

CALGARY — Alberta Health Services says 62 deaths in the province this year have been linked to the flu.

The department has released a final report on the most recent flu season.

It says the number of flu-related fatalities is down from 90 deaths during the previous season.

Dr. Judy MacDonald says there were over 5,000 lab-confirmed cases of influenza A and B throughout Alberta.

She says about 27 per cent of people got a flu shot this year, down slightly from 2015.

MacDonald says the flu season came late and lasted longer than expected.

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