Pandemic ~ Epidemic in Ukraine Official Statistics November 16 2009

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Ministry of Health notes the epidemic of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections has reached the peak, reported at a press briefing Deputy Minister of Health Vasyl Lazoryshynets.

According to the Deputy Minister, out of 175,800 people who have been hospitalized since October 29 54 per cents have already been discharged. Vasyl Lazoryshynets added that 17,000 citizens have applied for medical help during the last day.

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Also, according to him, the number of patients, who were in the intensive care department, has been reduced and it came to 354 patients, 45 patients have artificial pulmonary ventilation.

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I am not a fan of "Official" stuff but there is so much confusion going on around regarding the situation in Ukraine.

Not everyone with a fever has the swine flu or any of the other infections going around, it is winter after all.

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November 16 2009

As many as 299 people have died from flu and other acute respiratory viral infections in Ukraine as of November 15, including 17 over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Health Ministry's press service reported late on Sunday.

Since the start of the epidemic, 1.347 million people have contracted flu and acute respiratory infections, including 17,401 in the last 24 hours.

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Some 75,862 people have been hospitalized during the epidemic, including 2,489 over the past 24 hours.

Of those hospitalized, 40,490 people have been discharged from hospitals.