Flu Season Has Officially Begun And It’s One Month Early

Flu Season Has Officially Begun And It’s One Month Early

KAWARTHA LAKES-Flu season has officially begun. Lakelands Public Health is confirming the first laboratory-confirmed case of Influenza A, commonly known as the flu, in the City of Peterborough. This is one month earlier than last year’s first case, which was confirmed in October. During the 2025/26 respiratory season, there were 1,104 laboratory-confirmed flu cases across the Lakelands […]

Lakelands Public Health Confirms First Influenza Case of 2026/27 - Today's Northumberland - Your Source For What's Happening Locally and Beyond

Lakelands Public Health is confirming the first laboratory-confirmed case of Influenza A, commonly known as the flu, in the City of Peterborough. This is one month earlier than last year’s first case, which was confirmed in October. During the 2025/26 respiratory season, there were 1,104 laboratory-confirmed flu cases across the Lakelands Public Health region. The region includes the County of Haliburton, the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberla…

First flu case of the season confirmed in Peterborough one month earlier than last year

Influenza has made an early arrival in Peterborough this year, with the first confirmed case coming about a month earlier than last respiratory season...