In the Kharkiv region since the beginning of the epidemic season, 45,492 people have had flu and acute respiratory infections, of whom 29,031 are children..

About this Depo. Kharkiv reported in "Kharkiv Regional Laboratory Center".

According to the center, for the period from November 19 to November 25, compared with the previous week, there was a rapid increase in the number of cases (by 50.8%) among both the adult and child population..

9,776 people became ill, 5,843 of them (59.8%) were children under 17. 261 people were hospitalized, of whom 163 (62.5%) are children.

"The high intensity of the epidemic process was in the Volchansk and Velikiy Burluk regions, where the level of the epidemic threshold was exceeded by 3 times and by 21%, respectively," the report said.

Similar situation in Kharkov. 5,787 people fell ill. Compared with the previous week, the incidence increased by 56.2%. Exceeding the epidemic threshold is not marked.

"The intensification of the epidemic process is confirmed by the circulation of the influenza A virus, which may entail complication of the epidemic situation and an increase in the number of diseased, which is noted now in organized groups," the center said..

According to the data of virological monitoring during the examination of 113 patients with suspected influenza and ARVI, 49 patients (43.4%) showed positive results.. 10 people (20.4%) had influenza A virus, of which two people had influenza A (H3N2) virus. In 44.9% of patients, parainfluenza virus was detected, in 24.5% - MS - a virus and in 10.2% - adenovirus.