N Kazakhstan records over 3,600 flu cases in a week
3,655 flu cases were recorded in North Kazakhstan last week that is 8% more compared to the previous week, Kazinform News Agency reports.
65% or 2,402 cases were detected in children under 14 years old, the sanitary and epidemiological control department said in a statement.
Doctors said vaccination is the only efficient way to prevent flu spread. 60,000 flu shots were bought for free vaccination of at-risk groups. The vaccine develops an immune response to protect from flu for around a year.
No coronavirus cases were detected in the region in May - July this year. Since the beginning of the year 54 COVID cases were recorded in the region with five cases confirmed in August.
By districts, the most cases or 46% were reported in the city of Petropavlovsk, 13% in Zhumabayev district, and 7% in Mamlyutka district.
As previously stated, acute respiratory virus infection cases almost doubled this epidemiological season in North Kazakhstan. 83,600 cases were recorded so far that is 1.9 times more compared to 2023.