News ID: 262379Published: 0201 GMT December 02, 2019
Flu epidemic claims dozens of lives in Iran: Health Ministry
IRNA
A senior Iranian Health Ministry official said that an ongoing influenza epidemic has claimed the lives of 56 people since its outbreak more than a couple of months ago.
"Due to the influenza, 273 individuals have been hospitalized and 19 have lost their lives" in the past week alone, said Alireza Raisi, the deputy health minister as reported by Press TV.
The health deputy added that all of the disease's victims have so far been among aged individuals or people which had been suffering from underlying disorders.
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Flu epidemic claims dozens of lives in Iran: Health Ministry
IRNA
A senior Iranian Health Ministry official said that an ongoing influenza epidemic has claimed the lives of 56 people since its outbreak more than a couple of months ago.
"Due to the influenza, 273 individuals have been hospitalized and 19 have lost their lives" in the past week alone, said Alireza Raisi, the deputy health minister as reported by Press TV.
The health deputy added that all of the disease's victims have so far been among aged individuals or people which had been suffering from underlying disorders.
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