In the Irkutsk region, the number of ARVI and flu cases is rising, nearly 19 thousand cold cases were registered in a week, and in Irkutsk the illness rate is only 4 percent below the epidemic threshold. The increase in flu cases is especially worrying, including swine flu. Rospotrebnadzor reminds, self treatment is not allowed for flu, only a doctor should diagnose and prescribe treatment.
Recently, residents of Irkutsk and other settlements in the Irkutsk Region have been complaining to one another about worsening health and an increase in the number of colds among friends, relatives, and acquaintances. In Irkutsk, the incidence of ARVI is only 4% below the epidemic threshold. The number of flu cases is increasing. Over the past week, 16 new cases have been recorded. Among them, five were swine flu.Over the past week, 18,952 cases of ARVI were registered in the Angara region. In Irkutsk, 6,498 cases of ARVI were identified, of which 4,474 were children who caught colds.
There were also 16 new flu cases registered. Since the start of the season, a total of 33 cases have been identified, including 21 people diagnosed with influenza A(H1N1)2009.
In general, the incidence rate of ARVI in the region is 25 percent below the epidemic threshold.
As noted by the press service of the Rospotrebnadzor Administration, in Irkutsk the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections is 4 percent below the epidemic threshold.
Attention! Self-medication for flu is unacceptable. Only a doctor should make the diagnosis and prescribe the necessary treatment.