Over the past week in the capital recorded an increase in the incidence of influenza and SARS by 6.5%. This was stated by the first deputy chairman of the KSCA Nikolai Povoroznik, according to the official website of the mayor's office. "During the 7th week of the epidemic season, 27638 patients with influenza and ARVI were registered (in the 6th week 25831 fell ill), there is an increase in incidence by 6.5% compared to the previous week," he said.. According to Povoroznik, the incidence rate was 944.0 (for the 6th week 882.9) and is below the epidemic threshold by 13%. He informed that in comparison with the previous week in the capital there is an increase in the incidence rate due to the children and adults. "For example, 9,026 people were ill compared to 7,680 for 6 weeks, an increase of 14.9%, children - 18612 against 18,151, an increase of 2.5%. In the structure of morbidity, children make up 67.3%, and in the previous week 70.3%. Among schoolchildren, there is an increase in the incidence of 2.1%, 8574 cases, which is 46.

1% of the total number of sick children, and 31% of the total number of people who applied for medical help, "said Povoroznik. According to him, 287 people were hospitalized in medical institutions for the 7th week of the epidemic season, of which 202 children. For a week in vaccination rooms of private clinics and public health institutions vaccination against influenza covered 77 people, from the beginning of the epidemic season - 27220 people, of whom 6517 children. Recall that in Ukraine from influenza last week, two children died before age 7.

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