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Flu epidemic kills over 300 in Ukraine

The lethal cases include five children under 17 and two pregnant women

KIEV, February 18. /TASS/. The flu epidemic death toll in Ukraine has reached 313, the country’s health ministry said on Thursday.

"Since the epidemic’s outbreak 313 flu-related lethal cases were registered, including five deaths among children under 17 and two pregnant women," the ministry said, adding that 64,9% of 161,000 Ukrainians affected by the epidemic are children.

The ministry said that all victims were not vaccinated.