tissue flu kleenexIt’s been an unusual flu season so far locally.

That’s the word from Medical Officer of Health Dr Jim Chirico.

According to the Health Unit’s website, there’s only been 13 lab-confirmed cases, as of January 23rd.

 Chirico says this has been an unusual year with low numbers and just sporadic activity.   Despite that, Chirico says they continue to encourage people to get the flu shot.

During the last flu season, from September 2014 to August 2015, there were a total of 202 lab-confirmed cases in the district.