LETHBRIDGE Theoretically, Alberta should have seen a spike in flu cases in September when schools went back in session
. However, with COVID-19 precautions in place, the past few months have been anything but normal, especially when it comes to the province’s influenza outlook. Dr. James Dickinson, a professor at the University of Calgary s Cumming School of Medicine and director of the Alberta community influenza surveillance program said this year has been highly unusual, but the lack of flu cases is welcome during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Normally at this time of year we’d have a few thousand influenza cases coming through and some of those would get into the if they were really sick, he said.