Historical Data
Influenza
Summary of laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza cases in Alberta, 2022-2023 to 2026-2027
|
Season
|
Cases (n)
|
Influenza A cases (n)
|
Influenza B cases (n)
|
Hospitalizations (n)
|
ICU admissions (n)
|
Deaths (n)
|
|
2026-2027
|
2,422
|
2,405
|
17
|
557
|
46
|
14
|
|
2025-2026
|
20,205
|
14,680
|
5,525
|
4,343
|
326
|
283
|
|
2024-2025
|
14,701
|
13,267
|
1,434
|
3,733
|
313
|
237
|
|
2023-2024
|
16,225
|
11,874
|
4,351
|
3,358
|
364
|
171
|
|
2022-2023
|
9,779
|
9,067
|
712
|
2,190
|
221
|
120
|
Note: A hospital or ICU admission in a laboratory-confirmed influenza case is counted when the reason for admission is either directly resulting from the disease, or when the disease is a contributing factor for the admission.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Summary of laboratory-confirmed RSV cases in Alberta, 2022-2023 to 2026-2027
|
Season
|
Cases (n)
|
Hospitalizations (n)
|
ICU admissions (n)
|
Deaths (n)
|
|
2026-2027
|
55
|
17
|
2
|
1
|
|
2025-2026
|
5,086
|
1,930
|
166
|
67
|
|
2024-2025
|
5,765
|
2,397
|
217
|
73
|
|
2023-2024
|
5,047
|
No Data
|
No Data
|
No Data
|
|
2022-2023
|
6,944
|
No Data
|
No Data
|
No Data
|
Note: A hospital or ICU admission in a laboratory-confirmed RSV case is counted when the reason for admission is either directly resulting from the disease, or when the disease is a contributing factor for the admission.
COVID-19
Summary of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alberta, 2022-2023 to 2026-2027
|
Season
|
Cases (n)
|
Hospitalizations (n)
|
ICU admissions (n)
|
Deaths (n)
|
|
2026-2027
|
857
|
169
|
9
|
8
|
|
2025-2026
|
6,445
|
1,527
|
112
|
136
|
|
2024-2025
|
12,411
|
3,376
|
211
|
411
|
|
2023-2024
|
23,919
|
6,082
|
380
|
750
|
|
2022-2023
|
32,807
|
5,921
|
463
|
973
|
Note: A hospital or ICU admission in a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 case is counted when the reason for admission is either directly resulting from the disease, or when the disease is a contributing factor for the admission. Information on reason for hospitalization was unavailable prior to 2022-02-01. Data before and after that reporting change date are not directly comparable.