HNHU and local hospitals responding to significant flu spike

By Haldimand Press Staff

HALDIMAND—Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) has announced a significant increase in flu cases this year, marking 141 lab-confirmed cases in Haldimand and Norfolk between October 11 and November 29 – compared to just a single case during the same period of the 2019/20 flu season.

With cases of the flu, RSV, and COVID all continuing to circulate in large numbers locally, HNHU is urging residents to consider getting vaccinated against the flu, and to keep up to date on COVID vaccine boosters.