Thanks to an unusual winter season, flu shots will continue to be offered over the next weeks after a late season rise in confirmed cases.

Across the province, 185 new cases were reported since March 21, which brings the collective figure to over 2,200 affected in Saskatchewan since September.

A deeper look into the numbers show most of the new cases came from children under five as well as seniors. Those most affected next fall into the working class category of 20-64.

"We're seeing a lot more working class and children being affected," says Dr. David Torr.

"A lot of this is having all the varieties of influenza circulating. From testing, we've had 14 different respiratory viruses circulating, and of course in those, are milder ones like a common cold, but we've also had the more severe cases of severe viral infections including influenza."

Torr reports that given a milder winter with up and down temperatures, many other viruses have persisted with influenza becoming more powerful at a later stage than normal.

He believes most of the new cases stem from testing conducted in February and March, when numbers should be higher November through January.

"Normally because the flu season ends by March, we would've stopped immunizing by the end of this month. But because this season has been so non typical we are offering immunization into April because we are really still at the most active part of the season. Normally this should be the end of the season but it is like the middle right now."

Torr added that if you have yet to get a flu shot, it would be best to do so.