The number of people sick with flu and acute respiratory viral infections is growing in Transbaikalia

In Transbaikalia there has been an increase in the number of people falling ill with acute respiratory viral infections and influenza. According to the results of the week from February 3 to 9, the indicator amounted to 59.2 per 10 thousand people. This is 4.2% higher than the previous week.

Such data reports IA ChitaMedia with reference to the press service of the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor. At the same time in 73% of cases there are viruses of acute respiratory viruses and only in the remaining 27% - influenza.

At the same time, there is an increase in the activity of influenza viruses among the population of the region.

Also during the week 162 cases of coronavirus were registered. Compared with the previous week, the incidence of disease increased by almost 4%.

Earlier it was reported that in several schools in Birobidzhan suspended the educational process. This is due to the high incidence of acute respiratory viral infections.