Flu, complications kill 273 in Ukraine

According to the operative reports, 273 flu deaths, including four minors younger than 17, have been confirmed by laboratories since the beginning of this epidemic season. Most deaths occurred in Odesa region (40), Kyiv (31), Cherkassy region (17), Donetsk region (19) and Kharkiv region (15). Only a third of the victims timely asked for medical assistance. An analysis of flu deaths showed that all the victims were not inoculated against flu," the Ukrainian Health Ministry has said in its report.