The flu can be at its worst in Canada from the Covid-19 pandemic.
The flu surveillance report of the Canada Public Health Agency, published on Friday, shows the positivity of the influenza test with 26.9 percent and the increase.
“At the national level, the indicators of influenza activity continue to increase,” according to to the report. “The percentage of positive tests for influenza is now at its highest value since the beginning of the 2020-21 season.”
The surveillance of the Influenza Agency includes hospital data, Canadian weekly surveys who are asked about the new respiratory symptoms and people who positive for flu when they look for medical attention.
“The positivity percentage will be traced over time to see when that peak occurs and when the loads are high,” said Dr. Zain Chagla, a doctor of infectious diseases in St. Joseph’s Healthcare and associated professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, In CBC’s The dose.
Of the respiratory diseases that are traced, such as COVID-19 and the respiratory syncitial virus (RSV), the activity of the flu was higher in ontarium regions, British Columbia, Quebec and Alberta.
The activity of influenza is more located in Yukon regions, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nueva Scotia and Prince Eduardo’s island.
The flu season of Canada generally begins to decrease at this time of year, but doctors are seeing an increase in cases. Only Quebec saw 4,600 cases last week, and some ended at the ICU.
At the national level, Covid-19 and RSV indicators decreased.
By age group, most influenza detections and hospitalizations have been among those over 65.
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In terms of gravity of the disease, critical care numbers are comparable to previous years, Chagla said.
The respiratory virus season tended to reach its maximum point at nine weeks between 2014 and 15 to 2019-20, the agency said. Canada is currently eight weeks after this season.
Influenza extends from person to person through cough, sneezing or face to face.
Common symptoms include fever, chills, cough, throat pain, nasal secretion, muscle or body pain, headaches, fatigue or tiredness.
Influenza disappeared during public health measures of the COVID-19 pandemic.
