6 people died because of swine flu in Armenia, Deputy Minister of Healthcare Vahan Poghosyan informed at the press conference on January 11.
As of today 855 people are under treatment in the medical centers of Armenia, from which 170 were diagnosed with swine flu. 77 patients having acute respiratory virus infections are in the reanimation and 11 of them are attached to artificial respirators. 4 from these 11 people were diagnosed with swine flu. From 855 hospitalized people 672 are children and 101 are pregnant women. 6 people died from swine flue in Armenia in total.
According to Poghosyan there is no epidemic of ARVI and flu in Armenia the matter concerns only to seasonal growth of sickness.
The Deputy Minister informed that the hospitals have Tamiflu medicine, which is given to patients under indoor treatment for free.
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The situation is under control. We urge the population not to panic", Poghosyan emphasized.