Two more cases of swine flu have been reported in Ottawa, but officials have expected numbers to grow as the weather turns colder.
One adult and one child have reported mild symptoms. Neither has been hospitalized.
"This is not unexpected," Dr. Isra Levy, the City of Ottawa's chief medical officer of health, said Friday.
"We did anticipate that we'd head into finding (the) circulating virus in the community once the flu season picked up, and indeed that has happened."
January is usually the peak of the flu season but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says six states reported widespread outbreaks in August.
That means the H1N1 virus could peak well before most people are vaccinated - in Ottawa by mid- to late-November.
"I believe that from the perspective of our supplies and our facilities that we are well prepared for the upcoming flu season whatever it may bring," said Dr. Arlene King, Ontario's chief medical officer.
King reiterated that the province has no plans yet to recommend any school closures.
With a report from CTV Ottawa's Norman Fetterley
