Saskatchewan has recorded its first case of H1N1 flu in 2011, the provincial government says.
The case was a young adult in the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region who is doing well and did not require hospitalization, the Health Ministry said in a news release Friday.
Confirmation of the first case of H1N1, sometimes known as swine flu, comes as overall flu numbers are rising in the province.
Most of the flu cases are the H3N2 strain.
Regardless of the strain, influenza is usually a mild to moderate illness in most people, the ministry said. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat and aches and pains.
The flu vaccine that's currently being distributed covers both H1N1 and H3N2, as well as a third strain.
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