The incidence of ARVI mostly remains at a background level, while in three regions there is an excess of the low-level epidemic threshold; over the past week, the incidence increased by 3.1% - 138,409 new cases, the Ministry of Health's Public Health Center reported on Wednesday, writes UNN.
The situation with the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) in Ukraine remains stable - a background level of incidence is observed in most regions of Ukraine, except for Ivano-Frankivsk, Zhytomyr, and Lviv regions, where an excess of the low-level epidemic threshold has been recorded.
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In the week from December 15 to 21, 138,409 people (54,727 adults and 83,682 children under 17) fell ill with ARVI in Ukraine, "which is 3.1% more than the corresponding figure last week." 3,971 ARVI patients were hospitalized, of whom 2,330 were children.
As noted, "in 12 (48%) regions, influenza virus circulation has been established, indicating a regional geographical spread of influenza viruses in Ukraine."
COVID-19 incidence: 372 people fell ill during the week (19.4% less than a week earlier).
"During the reporting week, 5 deaths were registered among individuals who had a positive COVID-19 test result," the report says.
Situation since the beginning of the epidemic season
During the epidemic season, from September 29 to December 21, 2025, 1,472,673 people (4.1% of the country's population) suffered from ARVI, which is 4.5% more than the corresponding period of the 2024-2025 season. Among the total number of ARVI patients, 18,666 cases of COVID-19 were identified as a result of testing - 1.3% of the total number of registered ARVI cases.
"Since the beginning of the current epidemic season, the number of deaths from influenza and ARVI has been 88 cases," the report says.