The Ministry of Health of Kuzbass told about the condition of the boarding school in Prokopyevsk

The number of hospitalized boarding school residents in Prokopyevsk, Kuzbass, decreased from 62 to 51 people, four of the victims are in serious condition. This was announced on January 30 by the Minister of Health of the region Andrey Tarasov.

"As of January 30, 51 people are in medical institutions. "17 people are in Novokuznetsk Infectious Diseases Hospital, one in serious condition, 16 in moderate severity, 34 people in Prokopiev city hospital, three in serious condition, 25 in moderate severity and six in satisfactory condition," Tarasov said.

It is noted that 10 patients with negative test results from Novokuznetsk hospital and four from Prokopiev hospital will be discharged today.

The tragedy in Kuzbass: Nine patients died in a neuropsychiatric boarding school.

What is known about the causes of the tragedy and the progress of the investigation

The day before, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Kemerovo region reported that in January of this year, nine guests of the Prokopiev boarding school for citizens with mental disorders died, in which influenza A had previously broken out. It was clarified that most of the dead were elderly people with chronic diseases. Decompensation of heart failure, circulatory system diseases, thromboembolism and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are listed among the causes of death.

The Investigative Committee noted that the deaths of three boarding school residents in Prokopyevsk are related to the flu, and the causes of death of six more people are being investigated.

The prosecutor's office of the region noted that during the inspection of the boarding school in Prokopyevsk, facts of non-compliance with sanitary and epidemiological standards were revealed, and the head of the institution received a presentation on the elimination of violations.

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