Death toll due to H1N1 climbs to 100 in Greece, and is expected to further rise until next month, as the flu season heats up in the country and causing a high-intensity flu activity. In the past 24 hours alone, H1N1, commonly known as swine flu, claimed 12 lives. Further, 127 newly confirmed cases of the potentially fatal flu strain are within the care of professionals in lab coats across Greece.
Statistics regarding the reported cases show that the average age of patients who contracted the strain is 54. Of these patients, males were more vulnerable, comprising 57 percent of the cases. Presently, the number of flu cases in the country already double last year’s.
Scientists in Greece put the blame of the significant increase of H1N1 flu deaths in the country to the small percentage of individuals who got vaccinated before the flu season. This year, there was only 8.5% Greek citizens who got flu vaccine. But getting the vaccine is not too late f or everyone. Most medical institutions have healthcare workers who are ready with their uniforms scrubs to administer vaccination to all Greeks, especially individuals in high-risk group such as the elderly.
Besides Greece, influenza activity is at high-intensity activity in European countries like Hungary, Italy and Sweden. 19 countries show medium levels, including Scotland. Things are looking better in Cyprus, Malta and United Kingdom, wherein activity is low. Very high-intensity of influenza activity hits Luxemburg, though. Austria, Czech, Iceland and Slovakia report an increase in flu cases, while there was a decline in 14 other countries. 10 others report no change in flu activity.
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