An estimated 166 A/H1N1 cases (including 15 deaths) have been confirmed in Ukraine, Ukrainian First Deputy Health Minister Vasyl Lazoryshynets told a briefing on Nov. 16.
Lazoryshynets said the situation with flu and respiratory diseases has generally stabilized in Ukraine, with 40,500 (50%) of the 75.800 people hospitalized with flu being discharged from hospitals.
A total of 299 people have died since the beginning of the flu and respiratory disease epidemic in Ukraine (17 people have died over the past 24 hours).
Lazoryshynets reiterated that the total number of flu deaths in 2009 is lower than it was in 2008.
