According to the results of monitoring the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections in the population of Lviv region for the 51st week of 2023 (December 18-24), Lviv region registered 13,039 cases of SARS (530.1 per 100,000 population) against 12,122 cases (492, 8 per 100,000 population) for the previous week – a 7.0% increase in morbidity.
Increased morbidity is observed in the territory of Lviv and Stryi districts.
For the 51st week, the intensive indicator of SARS, including COVID-19, is 22.1% higher than the epidemic threshold of 434.07.
In the structure of morbidity, the share of children under the age of 17 was 52.3% - 6,821 children.
During the reporting week, the virological laboratory of the State University "Lviv State Medical Center of the Ministry of Health" identified influenza A viruses in 3 cases.
No deaths due to influenza have been registered.
Since the beginning of the epidemic season, 14,919 people have been vaccinated against influenza in the Lviv region, of which 7,374 are people from the medical and epidemic risk group.
449 people fell ill with the coronavirus disease, compared to 420 last week.
5 deaths were registered among persons older than 65 years.
71 patients were receiving inpatient treatment.
1,102,787 people were vaccinated against coronavirus with one dose, 1,039,527 people received the second dose, 211,689 people received the first booster, and 25,259 residents of Lviv Oblast received the second booster.