A sixth Londoner has died as a result of the flu this season.
Officials at the Middlesex-London Health Unit say flu activity from February 1 to 7 has increased compared to the previous week. A total of 46 lab confirmed cases were reported, 22 of those people were hospitalized and one has died.
Since September 1 of 2014 there have been 208 confirmed cases of influenza a in the region and three cases of influenza b. Overall, 81 people have been hospitalized and six have died.
There were a total of three flu outbreaks declared last week, bringing the total number of outbreaks to 28 since flu season started.
