Swine flu death toll reaches 18 in Georgia

Eighteen people have died because of the swine flu (H1N1) in Georgia this winter, the Georgian National Disease Control Centre says.

The most recent fatality took place yesterday, when a 41-year-old man died in Zugdidi, western Georgia.

Health officials stated that the man suffered a chronic illness and he was transported to the hospital six days after being infected.

The Georgian Health Ministry reports that currently 253 people are infected with flu per 100,000.

The ministry says that there is no risk of an epidemic and that cases of flu are gradually dwindling.

Agenda.ge team has converted influenza data of the past 10 years, published by the National Disease Control Centre into the infographics below. Click on the images for a larger view.