P.A. flu cases at 158; most not vaccinated
Sixty-three per cent of people with lab-confirmed influenza in the Prince Albert area were not vaccinated according to the latest data released by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).
The authority looked at 158 cases of the flu in Prince Albert which revealed 100 people did not receive the flu shot.
The numbers are among figures that show a big rise in new cases province-wide the last month.
There was a 94 per cent jump in the province from mid-January to mid-February with almost 1,100 new cases. A total of 1,143 confirmed cases were reported previously.