A range of viral and bacterial infections are all back in circulation, including COVID-19.

“In Canada, there are 4,000 people in hospital, two or three deaths per hour,” Conway said about the current COVID situation.

Conway is not the only medical expert in the province sounding the alarm this respiratory season.

Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix also held a joint press event Monday reminding people to get vaccinated against COVID and influenza, especially before indoor holiday gatherings are in full-swing.