Respiratory virus dashboard

The Government of Alberta has started reporting respiratory virus data twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Data posted on Tuesdays is considered preliminary and subject to change as more information becomes available. Thursday updates will provide a more comprehensive view of the previous week.

Circulation of respiratory viruses is normally highest in the fall and winter. For the purposes of reporting and comparisons over time and between viruses, the respiratory season typically runs from late August of the current year to late August of the following year. The current season, 2025-2026, starts on August 24, 2025 and ends on August 29, 2026. Additional information on respiratory season, and a full calendar for the current season, can be found on the Data Notes page.

Respiratory virus data included in the interactive data application is up-to-date as of May 16, 2026. Among its new features, the dashboard now includes RSV Severe Outcomes data.

Severe Outcomes

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Severe Outcomes

Influenza Severe Outcomes

Total hospital admissions, ICU admissions, and deaths among laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza cases in Alberta by age group, 2025-2026

Age group	Hospitalizations		ICU admissions		Deaths
	Count	Pop. rate	Count	Pop. rate	Count	Pop. rate
Total	4260	84.7	321	6.4	278	5.5
Under 1 year	107	203.9	11	21.0	1	1.9
1-4 years	285	135.4	18	8.6	0	0.0
5-9 years	189	62.3	11	3.6	0	0.0
10-19 years	164	26.5	21	3.4	0	0.0
20-29 years	159	23.3	20	2.9	4	0.6
30-39 years	204	25.3	17	2.1	3	0.4
40-49 years	211	29.0	31	4.3	9	1.2
50-59 years	298	53.0	45	8.0	16	2.8
60-69 years	623	113.6	71	12.9	30	5.5
70-79 years	872	249.9	56	16.0	63	18.1
80-89 years	778	572.7	19	14.0	76	55.9
90+ years	370	1162.9	1	3.1	76	238.9
Unknown	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Note: Information on reason for death may be delayed and numbers are subject to change ICU admissions may also be included in the hospitalization total Population rate (per 100,000 population)

Number of weekly hospital admissions (ICU and non-ICU) and deaths due to laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza, 2021-2022 to 2025-2026

Total hospital admissions, ICU admissions and deaths among laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza cases in Alberta, 2021-2022 to 2024-2025

Season	Hospitalized		ICU		Deaths
	Count	Pop. rate	Count	Pop. rate	Count	Pop. rate
2024-2025	3734	76.1	313	6.4	237	4.8
2023-2024	3358	71.6	364	7.8	171	3.6
2022-2023	2192	48.6	222	4.9	121	2.7
2021-2022	532	12.0	54	1.2	20	0.5
Note: ICU admissions may also be included in the hospitalization total Population rate (per 100,000 population)

RSV Severe Outcomes

Total hospital admissions, ICU admissions, and deaths among laboratory-confirmed RSV cases in Alberta by age group, 2025-2026

Age group	Hospitalizations		ICU admissions		Deaths
	Count	Pop. rate	Count	Pop. rate	Count	Pop. rate
Total	1892	37.6	163	3.2	63	1.3
Under 1 year	542	1033.0	64	122.0	0	0.0
1-4 years	534	253.7	31	14.7	0	0.0
5-9 years	61	20.1	4	1.3	0	0.0
10-19 years	16	2.6	2	0.3	0	0.0
20-29 years	16	2.3	3	0.4	0	0.0
30-39 years	28	3.5	2	0.2	0	0.0
40-49 years	34	4.7	5	0.7	1	0.1
50-59 years	85	15.1	13	2.3	3	0.5
60-69 years	165	30.1	22	4.0	16	2.9
70-79 years	176	50.4	15	4.3	12	3.4
80-89 years	177	130.3	2	1.5	24	17.7
90+ years	58	182.3	0	0.0	7	22.0
Unknown	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Note: Information on reason for death may be delayed and numbers are subject to change ICU admissions may also be included in the hospitalization total Population rate (per 100,000 population)

Number of weekly hospital admissions (ICU and non-ICU) and deaths due to laboratory-confirmed RSV, 2021-2022 to 2025-2026

Note: RSV-related severe outcomes became reportable starting in the 2024–2025 season.

COVID-19 Severe Outcomes

Total hospital admissions, ICU admissions, and deaths among laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alberta by age group, 2025-2026

Age group	Hospitalizations		ICU admissions		Deaths
	Count	Pop. rate	Count	Pop. rate	Count	Pop. rate
Total	1423	28.3	97	1.9	129	2.6
Under 1 year	86	163.9	8	15.2	0	0.0
1-4 years	51	24.2	3	1.4	0	0.0
5-9 years	18	5.9	3	1.0	0	0.0
10-19 years	27	4.4	2	0.3	1	0.2
20-29 years	21	3.1	3	0.4	0	0.0
30-39 years	45	5.6	2	0.2	1	0.1
40-49 years	46	6.3	7	1.0	2	0.3
50-59 years	91	16.2	16	2.8	8	1.4
60-69 years	172	31.4	17	3.1	9	1.6
70-79 years	328	94.0	26	7.5	34	9.7
80-89 years	371	273.1	10	7.4	39	28.7
90+ years	167	524.9	0	0.0	35	110.0
Unknown	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Note: Information on reason for death may be delayed and numbers are subject to change ICU admissions may also be included in the hospitalization total Population rate (per 100,000 population)

Number of weekly hospital admissions (ICU and non-ICU) and deaths due to laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, 2021-2022 to 2025-2026

Note: information on reason for hospitalization was unavailable prior to 2022-02-01. Data before and after that reporting change date are not directly comparable.

Total hospital admissions, ICU admissions and deaths among laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alberta, 2021-2022 to 2024-2025

Season	Hospitalized		ICU		Deaths
	Count	Pop. rate	Count	Pop. rate	Count	Pop. rate
2024-2025	3376	68.8	210	4.3	411	8.4
2023-2024	6082	129.7	380	8.1	753	16.1
2022-2023	5921	131.2	463	10.3	974	21.6
2021-2022	15499	349.7	2000	45.1	2409	54.4
Note: ICU admissions may also be included in the hospitalization total Population rate (per 100,000 population)

Severe Outcomes

Severe Outcomes

Influenza Severe Outcomes

RSV Severe Outcomes

COVID-19 Severe Outcomes

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