Manitoba has found its first — and only so far — case of influenza this season. During the week of Dec. 6 to Dec. 12, the province confirmed a single laboratory case of Influenza B, Manitoba Public Health declared on its website. Public health officials say they expected lower flu counts this season because of efforts taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19. At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials feared hospitals would be forced to contend with an influx of both COVID-19 and flu patients. As of Thursday, Manitoba hospitals were treating 346 COVID-19 patients and no flu patients.

Source: CBC News December 26, 2020 12:01 UTC