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| An influenza patient is treated at a children's hospital. / Korea Times file |
By Chyung Eun-ju
Over 1,900 students have been diagnosed with influenza in Daegu, according to the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education on Tuesday.
It said 220 schools reported 1,940 students with influenza from Dec. 1 to 18.
Elementary schools were the hardest hit, with 1,323 cases across 121 schools. There were over 450 cases at 57 middle schools and 156 across 41 high schools.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an influenza warning on Dec. 1 after the number of cases grew to an alarming level.
Influenza causes mild to severe symptoms that in some rare cases can lead to death.
Last year, 5,847 students from 350 schools had the flu.
"We will discuss how to take care of infected students in each school and figure out how many flu patients there are and take preventive measures," an education office official said.
