While the coronavirus seems to be overshadowing the influenza virus this year, we are in fact in flu’s high season.

In the latest flu report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, 167 new lab-confirmed cases were identified bringing the total of flu cases to 1,334 since Sept. 1.

There have been 24 ICU admissions due to the virus as well as 1 new death reported...bringing the total number of flu-related deaths to 11.

The report does caution that figures are underestimates, as only in-hospital deaths and lab-confirmed cases are counted.