49 patients being treated for H1N1 at Iashvili Hospital

78 patients are being currently treated for respiratory system issues at the Iashvili clinic. H1N1 virus was confirmed in 49 cases, - Ivane Chkhaidze, director of Iashvili Hospital, told InterPressNews.

"We had the highest number of patients in the third week of December. The number was quite high in the first week of January as well. The majority of patients have respiratory system issues. Currently 78 patients are being treated at our clinic. H1N1 virus was confirmed in 49 cases. Three patients have H3N2. Fortunately, none of the patients has died. However, three patients are being treated at the critical medical unit”, the director said.

According to him, it is important that the patients consult a doctor immediately after discovering first symptoms of disease.