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As many as 246 people have died from flu and its complications in Ukraine since the onset of the flu outbreak in the country, the Ukrainian Health Ministry said in a report published on its website on Tuesday.

“The latest information available indicates that 246 flu-related deaths confirmed by laboratory test results have been recorded, including three children under the age of 17. The highest flu mortality rates have been recorded in the Odesa region – 40 cases, Kyiv 29 cases, the Kharkiv region 15, the Cherkasy region 14, and the Rivne region 14,” the ministry said.

On Monday, the Ukrainian Health Ministry put the number of deaths caused by flu and its complications at 220.