Number of people suffering from flu drops by 13 percent

The number of people suffering acute flu symptoms in the Czech Republic has dropped by 13 percent. According to statistics, there are currently 1,475 cases per 100,000 people, the Health Ministry reported. The drop has continued for the third straight week and the situation is comparable in all 14 of the country’s regions. All the same, a number of schools throughout the country continue to register high flu incidence and some have even temporarily closed. Along with the common flu, complicated cases of swine flu also remain epidemiologist Jan Kynčl told the Czech news agency. 38 people in the country have succumbed to swine flu since October. According to officials, the majority of those who died from the swine flu also suffered other long-term illnesses.

Author: Jan Velinger