Flu cases in Saskatchewan are trending downward over the past two weeks, but there are rising respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) numbers in children..More students are back in school as the absent rate is at 15%, which is down from 20% two weeks ago..The Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program (CRISP) report showed student absentee rates in the major cities at 15.8% in Saskatoon and 15.2% in Regina, with the Estevan Weyburn area the highest at 20.1%.. COVID-19 Button .Over the past two weeks, 41 Saskatchewanians died from COVID-19, with one death under the age of 60. There were no deaths from influenza..COVID-19.For the week of November 20-26, there were 418 COVID cases. It went down to 396 for the week of November 27 to December 3..Hospital admissions dropped from 155 patients two weeks ago to 117, with eight patients in the ICU. .The positivity rate for the week of November 20-26 was 7.2% and dropped to 6.6% in the week of November 27 to December 3..There is a low rate of COVID-19 booster shots, which sits at 20% for those five and over getting a booster in the last six months.. COVID-19 Vaccine Needle .RSV.RSV cases continue to rise across Saskatchewan, it jumped from 29 cases two weeks ago to 67, with a 3.9% positivity rate..Hospitalizations from RSV went from eight two weeks ago to 23, with all the hospitalizations being under the age of 19..There are five children in the ICU from RSV, up from zero only two weeks ago..Influenza.Influenza cases dropped from 635 to 547. However, the positivity rate is at 25.5% for the province, with the Melfort area the highest at 71.7%..Influenza outbreaks jumped from three two weeks ago to 13 this past week..More people are in the ICU with influenza than COVID-19, with nine people in the ICU and 86 people hospitalized..The Saskatchewan Health Authority reports 22% of Saskatchewanians had their flu shot, which is down 13% from this same time in 2021.
