In Kiev for the week registered almost 17 thousand patients with influenza and ARVI. This was stated by the deputy chairman of the Kyiv City State Administration Nikolai Povoroznik, the press service of the KSCA. According to him, in Kiev the incidence of influenza and ARVI. In particular, for the 43-th week in Kiev, registered 16,997 patients with influenza and ARVI. Thus, the incidence rate is below the epidemic threshold by 17.7%. "Compared with the previous week, there is an increase in the incidence of both adults and children. An increase in the incidence rate among adults was registered at 21.

1%, and among children - by 15.4%. Among the pupils marked increase in the incidence of 15.7%, 4309 cases, accounting for 35.1% of the total number of affected children, and 25.4% of the total number of people who sought medical help, "- he said. Also in KSCA noted that a week in the city's health facilities hospitalized 140 people, of which 119 - children. Recall earlier reported that in Ukraine for a week, influenza and SARS fell ill more than 140 thousand people.

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