The epidemic threshold has been exceeded by 12.8%, 14 persons died for one week, RBC-Ukraine reports.
The influenza epidemic has been officially announced in Kyiv, as it is said in the press-service message of the Head Office of State Sanitary Epidemic Service in Kyiv.
“The date, when influenza started, is the 4th week (since January 24 till January 31, 2016). The epidemic threshold has been exceeded. The SES reported that nearly 36 thousand people have fallen ill, including under 17 - 15 905; under 1- 1 432; 1-4 - 6 644; 5-9 - 4 603; 10-14 - 2 321; 15-17 - 905; schoolchildren - 4933. ”
“1037 have been hospitalized, 418 are children. 14 died for one week (from January 24 to January 2016), ” as it is said in the message.
