Doctor Michael Isaac says that while the number of hospitalizations for the flu may seem high for the province the numbers in the north are low. He says the most recent numbers that they have from provincial data are 348 people that were hospitalized since September 1st of 2017 noting when they look at the number from the Northern Health Region which would exclude residents who live on reserves they had less that 5 hospitalizations during that time period.
Isaac adds while influenza A peaked between Christmas and mid January influenza B usually peaks between February and March.
