Almost fifty Pskov residents with acute respiratory viral infections were hospitalized in a week

In the Pskov region, 3,745 cases of acute respiratory viral infections were registered during the week from October 5 to October 11. Almost 64% of the cases are children under 14 years of age. Such data is provided by the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor.

More than 39% of the total number of SARS cases were registered in Pskov. 46 people with SARS symptoms were hospitalized.

The structure of circulating viruses includes respiratory viruses of non—influenza etiology. No cases of influenza have been recorded in the region yet, the Pskov News feed writes.

Earlier, on October 13, it was reported that a seasonal increase in the incidence of pneumonia was recorded in Russia. Adults are mostly sick, Rospotrebnadzor noted. According to the head of the department, Anna Popova, Rospotrebnadzor will pay special attention to the epidemiological situation of community-acquired pneumonia and will keep the situation under control.