The influenza season is in full force, with an estimated 2.01 million people across the nation seeking treatment during the week ended Sunday, the health ministry warned Friday.
The estimate is 400,000 up from just a week earlier and more than double the 990,000 logged two weeks ago. The number of flu diagnoses tallied since the season began in late December is estimated at 7.48 million, the ministry said.
The average number of flu patients per hospital or clinic shot up to 39.41 last week, up from 28.66 the week before.