cover image: Weeks 13 and 14, March 26 – April 8, 2023

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Weeks 13 and 14, March 26 – April 8, 2023

13 Apr 2023

2022 -2023 Weeks 13 & 14, March 26 - April 8 2023 Department of Health and Community Services Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Respiratory Weekly Highlights In weeks 13 and 14, there were two laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza, no hospitalizations, ICU admissions, or deaths (Table 1). [...] Did you get it? Influenza vaccination remains one of the best methods to protect you and your family and prevent the spread of the virus! Laboratory-Confirmed Cases Table 1: Number of positive influenza cases in NL, by severity, week 13 & 14, 2022-2023 season Cases Hospitalizations ICU Admissions Deaths Week 2 0 0 0 Total 915 226 28 20 Community Hosp ICU Deaths 5-year average 240 220 200 180 160. [...] 2022- 2023 Seaso n Publ ish ed Apr i l 14, 2023 1 Number of Laboratory-Confirmed Cases Respiratory Weekly Week 13 & 14 Influenza by type, RHA 560 A B 520 480 440 400 360 320 529 280 240 200 160 183 120 135 80 40 63 3 2 0 Eastern Central Western Lab-Grenfell Regional Health Authority Figure 2: Total number of laboratory-confirmed influenza A and B, by Regional Health Authority, 2022-2023 Influenza. [...] 19 470 Parainfluenza virus 1 2 35 Parainfluenza virus 2 0 30 Parainfluenza virus 3 28 295 Adenovirus 2 206 Entero/Rhinovirus 26 852 hMPV 8 342 Source: Respiratory Virus Detection, Public Health Agency of Canada; Public Health and Microbiology Laboratory, Eastern Health *Total from August 28, 2022 to April 8, 2023. [...] HealthLine Eastern Health Central Health Western Health Labrador-Grenfell Health Unknown\Declined\NA 600 540 480 420 360 300 240 180 120 60 0 Report Week Figure 6: Number of influenza-like-illness HealthLine calls by week and RHA, NL, 2022-2023 season Resources Provincial influenza statistics: Find a Flu shot clin.

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