Flu symptom patients 68% in a week ↑…Youth-centered spread is clear
Nov 07, 2025
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According to the results of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's sample monitoring of influenza patients, the number of flu symptom patients who visited 300 sample monitoring clinics nationwide over the past week (October 26 to November 1), which is 44 weeks old this year, was 22.8 per 1,000 outpatients, up 67.6 percent from 13.6 in the previous week.
This year, the influenza epidemic warning was issued on the 17th of last month, about two months earlier than last year. As a result, the number of flu symptoms in the 44th week of this year is 5.8 times higher than 3.9 per 1,000 people last year (the 44th week of 2024).
In particular, it was found that the recent flu outbreak was concentrated on children, children, and adolescents. Last week, 68.4 patients with flu symptoms aged 7 to 12 were counted per 1,000 outpatients, 40.6 patients aged 1 to 6, and 34.4 patients aged 13 to 18.
The influenza epidemic standard for the 2025-2026 season is 9.1 per 1,000 outpatients.
In the sample monitoring of hospital-level 221 hospital-level inpatients, the number of inpatients with the flu increased 78.6% compared to the previous week, showing an increase for the last four consecutive weeks.
Meanwhile, influenza, commonly called flu, is a respiratory disease caused by the influenza virus. The route of infection is transmitted from person to person through coughing and sneezing, and the incubation period is 1 to 4 days, on average 2 days. The main symptoms include respiratory symptoms such as high fever (38℃ or higher), dry cough, and sore throat, and systemic symptoms such as headache, muscle pain, fatigue, weakness, and loss of appetite.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
