Flu cases doubled compared to last year

Majority of the flu cases, detected this year are H1N1. Currently, we have 221 reported cases per 100,000 citizens we do not have any influenza outbreak,- Paata Imnadze, scientific Director at National Center for Disease Control and Public Health Georgia, said on Tuesday.

“Currently, majority of the flu cases are H1N1, there are few cases of H3N2 virus. We have 221 reported cases per 100,000 citizens. We consider outbreak when there are 450-500 reported cases per 100,000 citizens. We do not have outbreak but it does not give anyone a favor who are already infected. We have the same number this year, as we had two years ago and twice more than last year,” Paata Imnadze said.

According to him, one patient died from influenza in Georgia during the current flu season.