Russia: H1N1 flu down in Moscow

Published: Nov. 25, 2009 at 2:45 PM

MOSCOW, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Russia said Wednesday it had counted 11,633 cases of the H1N1 flu and 46 cities in which the disease is at epidemic levels.

Minister of Health and Social Development Tatyana Golikova said the rate of reported illness had fallen in some areas during the past week, but was still high in many others.

The rate in Moscow was down 26 percent in the past week, Golikova told the Itar-Tass news agency, and was also significantly lower in other areas that had been of concern to health officials.

© 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints




Additional News Stories
The almanac (26 min)
Empty Nest: Music-making with Riley! (26 min)
Texas evidence barred from Ariz. trial
Alaska mulls new ethics rules post-Palin
Md. report optimistic about wind power
Modified egg plant held off in India
NBA: Utah 109, LA Clippers 99
fark
Stephen Colbert: "Sarah Palin is a f*cking retard"
Photoshop this artificial appendage
Illegal immigration dropped 7 percent last year on news that US sucks almost as much as Mexico these...
Thanks to union contracts, a Madison Wisconsin bus driver earned $159,258 last year. Step to the...
Woman charged with impersonation. Of Jabba The Hutt, apparently
Georgia man arrested with $1.6 billion in phony Treasury notes. Authorities became suspicious upon...