Nearly two-thirds of ARVI patients in the Mykolaiv region are children

During November 2–8, 2,826 cases of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections, including COVID-19, were registered in Mykolaiv Oblast. The regional center for disease control and prevention of Ukraine’s Ministry of Health published the weekly figures.

Most of those who fell ill were children. The patients were distributed by age as follows:

• children — 1,819, or 64.4% of all patients;
• adults — 1,007.

In Mykolaiv itself, 1,311 cases were recorded during the reporting period. This is fewer than the previous week, when 1,472 people fell ill.

74 patients required inpatient treatment in the region, including 44 children.

“This is fewer than a week earlier, when 84 people required inpatient medical care. No deaths were recorded last week,” the center said.

For comparison, during the previous reporting period, from October 26 to November 1, 2,877 people in the region fell ill with influenza and ARVI. At that time, the number of hospitalizations was 34 higher than the week before.

Laboratory testing of 104 samples yielded 7 positive results for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. No laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza were reported.

According to the center, the epidemiological situation remains under control: the incidence rate in the region is 46% below the epidemic threshold.

We previously reported:

• ARVI cases on the rise: 3,535 cases in Mykolaiv Oblast in one week
• Surveillance of influenza and ARVI stepped up: the epidemic season will last until May 23, 2027
• Influenza and ARVI epidemic in Mykolaiv: most patients are children, city introduces restrictions
• The Ministry of Health does not recommend it! What not to use to treat uncomplicated ARVI in children