British winter flu deaths has amounted to 27 cases

This winter to 23 December, the British influenza deaths by 27 cases, including 24 last year, the influenza virus type H1N1 influenza epidemic influenza viruses around the world.
Although the epidemic has spread to other European countries the trend, but some experts believe that the influenza virus, compared with last year, this year's flu epidemic may be relatively small scale, is a regular seasonal flu scale.
According to the British Health Protection Agency statistics, 23, as of the day, in the popular quarter of this year's winter flu deaths in a total of 27 cases of influenza, including 24 cases of H1N1, 3 cases of type B influenza. All 27 dead, 9 were aged 18 years of age.
Britain's winter flu epidemic season from October 1 each year beginning at the end of spring next year. In addition, the Health Protection Agency data show that in the past three weeks, hospitals, clinics and other flu-like symptoms for all patients admitted to medical institutions increased by 6 times.
23 UK Department of Health said that at this stage, in the intensive care unit for treatment of influenza in more than 300 patients, of whom 19 were part of the loss of lung function, are relying on extracorporeal membrane oxygenator therapy, the use of artificial lung to the blood of supplemental oxygen.