TOKYO, July 14 (Xinhua) — The common variety of flu sufferers per medical establishment in Japan within the seven-day interval via Sunday remained above the brink of 1.0 per hospital, indicating an epidemic, authorities knowledge confirmed Friday.
The well being ministry stated the common variety of flu sufferers reported by some 5,000 frequently monitored hospitals throughout the nation got here to 1.66, up 0.4 from the previous week.
The determine had by no means remained above the brink in July for the reason that present counting methodology started in 1999, stated the ministry.
By prefecture, the per-hospital variety of flu sufferers was the very best in Kagoshima at 27.31, adopted by Nagasaki at 9.13 and Miyazaki at 8.83, all within the Kyushu southwestern area.