During the past week (from November 11 to 17) in Ukraine, 118,276 people fell ill with influenza, SARS and COVID-19, of which the majority - 68,333 - are children under 17 years of age. These data are provided by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
Key figures and trends
- Growth among children : Morbidity among children increased by almost 3% during the week.
- Fatalities : Five deaths from complications of COVID-19 have been recorded.
- Hospitalization : 2,641 patients received medical care in hospitals.
- Since the beginning of the season : Since October, 821,164 Ukrainians have already fallen ill, which is 2.3% of the country's population. At the same time, 11,847 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 43 of whom died.
Vaccination is the key to prevention
As of November 17, 82,805 Ukrainians were vaccinated against influenza. The Ministry of Health emphasizes that vaccination is the most effective prevention of both influenza and COVID-19, especially for people from risk groups.
French and Korean-made vaccines that have passed state quality control are available in the country's pharmacies.
Dynamics in recent weeks
A week earlier (from November 4 to 10), 115,137 people fell ill, which indicates a gradual increase in the number of infected people.
