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Flu epidemic kills 60 in Ukraine, says health ministry

10:40

The number of those who have died from flu in Ukraine has increased to 60 people as of late Sunday, the Ukrainian Health Ministry's press service has reported.

They include 55 adults, three children, and two pregnant women. The first flu fatality was registered in Volyn region.

The number of patients with acute respiratory infections has grown to 191,000 people, including 83,000 children.

Over 7,000 people have been hospitalized, and 123 of them are in intensive care units.

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