The first case of influenza A H1N1 has been recorded in the 2024-2025 epidemic season. The patient was found in the Lviv region.
This was reported by the General Director of the Lviv Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Natalia Tymko-Ivanchenco, on Monday via Facebook.
In Ukraine, the first death from the new strain of coronavirus FLiRT has been recordedA fatal case was reported in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. An 80-year-old woman, who had previously tested positive for the new strain of COVID-19, passed away on July 11.“In the Lviv region, a case of influenza A H1N1 has been registered for the first time in this epidemic season. The patient was receiving treatment at the Lviv Regional Infectious Clinical Hospital. The epidemic threshold has not been exceeded. Vaccination is ongoing!” – Tymko-Ivanchenco wrote.
According to the Center for Public Health, during the epidemic season from September 30 to October 27, 2024, 476,738 people (1.3% of the country's population) suffered from acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI). This is a 13.8% decrease compared to the same period in the 2023-2024 season.
Since the beginning of the current epidemic season, among the total number of patients with ARVI, 9,264 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed through testing, accounting for 1.9% of the total registered ARVI cases.
Since the start of the current epidemic season, 35 people have died from influenza and ARVI. All cases were associated with a positive COVID-19 test result.
As a reminder, the sanitary doctor reported how many Ukrainians suffered from influenza in the previous epidemic season. He also warned that COVID-19 is transitioning to the category of seasonal diseases.