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 August 29, 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	4345	86.4	327	6.5	282	5.6
Under 1 year	110	209.6	11	21.0	2	3.8
1-4 years	289	137.3	18	8.6	0	0.0
5-9 years	193	63.7	11	3.6	0	0.0
10-19 years	170	27.5	23	3.7	0	0.0
20-29 years	161	23.5	20	2.9	4	0.6
30-39 years	213	26.4	19	2.4	3	0.4
40-49 years	217	29.8	31	4.3	11	1.5
50-59 years	307	54.6	45	8.0	17	3.0
60-69 years	632	115.2	71	12.9	30	5.5
70-79 years	888	254.5	58	16.6	63	18.1
80-89 years	790	581.5	19	14.0	76	55.9
90+ years	375	1178.6	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	1930	38.4	166	3.3	67	1.3
Under 1 year	549	1046.3	66	125.8	0	0.0
1-4 years	540	256.6	31	14.7	0	0.0
5-9 years	61	20.1	4	1.3	0	0.0
10-19 years	17	2.7	2	0.3	0	0.0
20-29 years	17	2.5	4	0.6	0	0.0
30-39 years	29	3.6	2	0.2	0	0.0
40-49 years	35	4.8	5	0.7	1	0.1
50-59 years	86	15.3	13	2.3	3	0.5
60-69 years	169	30.8	22	4.0	16	2.9
70-79 years	185	53.0	15	4.3	12	3.4
80-89 years	180	132.5	2	1.5	26	19.1
90+ years	62	194.9	0	0.0	9	28.3
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	1525	30.3	110	2.2	133	2.6
Under 1 year	90	171.5	8	15.2	0	0.0
1-4 years	59	28.0	5	2.4	0	0.0
5-9 years	22	7.3	4	1.3	0	0.0
10-19 years	29	4.7	4	0.6	1	0.2
20-29 years	23	3.4	3	0.4	0	0.0
30-39 years	50	6.2	3	0.4	1	0.1
40-49 years	49	6.7	8	1.1	2	0.3
50-59 years	97	17.3	16	2.8	8	1.4
60-69 years	180	32.8	17	3.1	9	1.6
70-79 years	352	100.9	31	8.9	37	10.6
80-89 years	401	295.2	11	8.1	41	30.2
90+ years	173	543.7	0	0.0	34	106.9
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 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	211	4.3	411	8.4
2023-2024	6082	129.7	380	8.1	750	16.0
2022-2023	5921	131.2	463	10.3	973	21.6
2021-2022	15496	349.7	2000	45.1	2408	54.3
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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