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Health Ministry: 171 people died of flu in Ukraine
01.02.2016 17:29 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Since the start of epidemic season in Ukraine, 171 people have died of influenza complications, Ukrinform says referring to the Ukrainian Health Ministry press service report.
«Since the beginning of epidemic season, 171 died from laboratory tested influenza virus, including 2 children under the age of 17. Some 22 people died from influenza A virus, 2 people from influenza B virus, and 147 from influenza Í1N1 virus,» the report reads.
As to the report, the highest number of death rates was registered in Odesa region (33 cases), Vinnytsia region (13), Zaporizhzhia region (12) and Rivne region (11).
Reportedly, only one third of those died had consulted a doctor.
As to the Ukrainian Center for Control and Monitoring of Diseases at the Ukrainian Health Ministry, since the start of epidemic season (last year Sept 28-this year Jan 31) over 3.2 million people ill with flu and acute respiratory illness were registered in Ukraine.
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