Wednesday, February 2, 2011

6 deaths the last two days... The 1/3 of the deceased with clean medical background

6 more people were added to the victims of the flu the last 49hrs increasing the number of those claimed by the A(H1N1) and its complications to 21. Meanwhile, 13 new serious cases were entered in ICU.

From the 21, 16 were men and 5 women. The average age is 57. The youngest victim was a
14yo girl and the oldest a 70yo man. Regarding their medical history 14 of them were in the high-risk group because they were suffering from chronic health problems while 7 of them had none.

«We are the heart of the flu» said characteristically today the vice minister of Health Mihalis Timosidis, and asking even at this point of the flu’s peak to use the benefit of vaccination with the flu vaccine from those who belong to groups of high risk.

It should be noted that from the beginning of the year there are 94 admissions in ICUs due to their complications after falling ill.

According to today’s report by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), 47 people are being treated in ICUs around the country.



By Panagiota Karlatirasource: Proto Thema