Flu claims four lives in Central Zone
Four people died as a result of influenza over the past week, according to the latest data released Thursday by Alberta Health Services.
They are the first flu-related deaths reported in the Central Zone this season.
397 people in the Central Zone have had lab-confirmed cases of influenza over the past seven weeks, including 178 hospitalizations.
Province-wide, 15 Albertans have died from influenza so far this flu season – six in the Calgary Zone, four each in Central and Edmonton, and one in the North Zone.