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Two children and a senior have died from the flu in Edmonton, as the influenza season in Alberta begins to surge.
?We?ve seen people of all ages, whether they were healthy or not, being affected. Some of them severely, and some of them dying,? said Dr. Martin Lavoie, the province?s acting chief medical officer of health, speaking at a news conference about the flu season on Thursday.
Five people have now died from the flu in the province, with one youth and one senior from Calgary also dying from the illness. Health officials are not releasing the exact ages of the victims or the dates of their deaths for confidentiality reasons.
Dr. Gerry Predy, Senior Medical Officer of Health, said flu season was later than usual but has now arrived, with the number of people hospitalized from flu rising from 30 to 80 in about a week. There have now been 283 confirmed cases of flu in Alberta, with 84 people hospitalized, and the five deaths.
http://edmontonjournal.com/news/loc...enior-dead-as-confirmed-flu-cases-jump-to-283
?We?ve seen people of all ages, whether they were healthy or not, being affected. Some of them severely, and some of them dying,? said Dr. Martin Lavoie, the province?s acting chief medical officer of health, speaking at a news conference about the flu season on Thursday.
Five people have now died from the flu in the province, with one youth and one senior from Calgary also dying from the illness. Health officials are not releasing the exact ages of the victims or the dates of their deaths for confidentiality reasons.
Dr. Gerry Predy, Senior Medical Officer of Health, said flu season was later than usual but has now arrived, with the number of people hospitalized from flu rising from 30 to 80 in about a week. There have now been 283 confirmed cases of flu in Alberta, with 84 people hospitalized, and the five deaths.
http://edmontonjournal.com/news/loc...enior-dead-as-confirmed-flu-cases-jump-to-283