Overview
- Rospotrebnadzor recorded a 19.3% increase in ARVI and influenza during epidemiological week 49.
- More than 23,400 influenza cases were logged for the week, 1.7 times the previous week’s tally.
- The A(H3N2) influenza strain remains the dominant virus circulating nationwide.
- The sharpest growth in respiratory infections was observed in the Far East, Siberia, the Urals and the Northwest.
- COVID-19 cases rose 13.7% to about 11,000 for the week, as influenza vaccination reached 78.3 million people, or 53.2% coverage.