The incidence of acute respiratory viral infections increased in the Lipetsk region by 78%

Over the past week, almost 6 thousand people in the Lipetsk region went to doctors with signs of acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI). The incidence increased by 78%.

According to doctors, such statistics are due to the low number of citizens visiting doctors during the New Year holidays. The incidence rate remains below the epidemic threshold by 21.2%. GOROD48 writes about this.

The main share of the incidence is in Lipetsk, where 67% of cases of acute respiratory viral infections have been registered. 54 cases of influenza have been identified in the region.

Earlier, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Education Gennady Onishchenko warned of an increase in the incidence of influenza since January 20.

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