The measles epidemic does not subside in Ukraine: 400 new patients in a week
During the week (August 7-14), 771 people fell ill with measles in Ukraine, 444 of them were children, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
The Center for Public Health reports this.
“During the 32nd week of 2018, 771 people fell ill with measles - 327 adults and 444 children,” the report says.
Since the beginning of the year, 28 people have fallen ill with measles - 889 adults and 11 children.
The most people fell ill with measles in Lviv (total 5634 people: 1773 adults and 3861 children), Transcarpathian (total 2956 people: 551 adults and 2405 children), Ivano-Frankivsk (total 2702 people: 774 adults and 1928 children), Odessa (total 2284 people: 1150 adults and 1134 children), Kiev (total 1986 people: 1230 adults and 756 children) and Ternopil (total 1536 people: 598 adults and 938 children) regions.
During July, more than 2000 children fell ill with measles in Ukraine. In total, 13 people have died from complications of measles since the beginning of the year: nine children and four adults.
The measles epidemic in Ukraine continues unabated : 400 new cases in a week