First Cases of Measles in Plovdiv and Burgas

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The Ministry of Health has reported 66 cases of measles. Of these, 41 are laboratory-confirmed, the Bulgarian National Television writes. 


Territoryally, 5 districts in the country were affected: Blagoevgrad - 48 patients, Sofia-city - 8 patients, Sofia-district - 8 patients, Burgas - 1 ill and Plovdiv - 1 ill.

The distribution by age group is as follows:

In the age group under 1 year - 14 cases;

In the age group 1-4 years - 29 cases;

In the age group 5-9 years - 9 cases;

In the age group 10-14 years - 2 cases;

In the age group 15-19 - 4 cases;

In the 20-24 age group - 1 case;

In the age group 25-29 years - 3 cases;

In the age group 35-39 years - 3 cases;

In the age group over 40 years - 1 case.

 

 

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