Flu test positivity rate by province or territory Canada 2021-2022

In Canada, the positivity rate for influenza tests was highest in the Northwest Territories during the 2021-2022 flu season. Here the reported cumulative positivity rate of influenza was 9.1 percent, while in Québec, nearly six percent of all tests performed were positive for influenza. This statistic shows the cumulative percent positivity of influenza during the 2021-2022 flu season in Canada, by province or territory.

Cumulative percent of influenza test positivity during the 2021-2022 flu season in Canada, by province or territory

Characteristic	Influenza positivity rate
Northwest Territories	9.1%
Québec	5.8%
Alberta	2.6%
Nunavut	2.4%
Saskatchewan	2.4%
New Brunswick	2.3%
Prince Edward Island	2.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador	2.1%
Nova Scotia	1.6%
Ontario	0.9%
Manitoba	0.9%
British Columbia	0.7%
Yukon Territory	0.4%

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Release date

October 2022

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Canada

Survey time period

August 28, 2021 to August 27, 2022

Supplementary notes

Adapted from Statistics Canada, National Influenza Annual Report, Canada, 2021–2022: A brief, late influenza epidemic, page 477, August 28, 2021 to August 27, 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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