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Flu Cases in Japan Hit Warning Level

by Colleen Fleiss on Feb 4 2023 7:48 PM
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Flu Cases in Japan Hit Warning Level
Across Japan, the flu cases have reached warning levels in the country in three years, stated the health ministry.
According to data released by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the average number of patients per medical institution nationwide came to 10.36, surpassing the warning level benchmark of 10 per institution, reports Xinhua new agency.

Influenza Cases in Japan

About 5,000 regularly monitored medical institutions in all of Japan's 47 prefectures reported a total of more than 51,000 influenza cases during the seven-day period, the data showed.

By prefecture, the per-hospital number was the highest in Okinawa at 41.23, followed by Fukui at 25.38, Osaka at 24.34, and Fukuoka at 21.70.

Experts here warned that flu infections may further spread unlike normal years after strict COVID-19 countermeasures apparently helped keep flu infections at fairly low levels in 2021 and 2022.

Source-IANS


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