Alberta may be on track for deadliest flu season on record, health experts warn – CBC

197 Albertans have died due to influenza so far this season

Jan 26, 2026

Alberta’s flu season is now the second deadliest in recent memory and, while the influenza peak appears to have passed, the virus will be circulating for several months to come.

According to the province’s respiratory virus dashboard, 197 Albertans have died due to influenza so far this season.

That’s the second highest number of deaths since the 2009-10 season, when Alberta launched its universal seasonal flu vaccine program and data became publicly available.

“We are on pace to perhaps be the most deadly year on record, which is quite disappointing,” said Craig Jenne, a professor in the department of microbiology, immunology and infectious diseases at the University of Calgary.

Alberta may be on track for deadliest flu season on record, health experts warn – CBC

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