Registered cases of flu-like sickness and acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) since October are nearing 1 million, according to the country’s Heath Ministry, which on Nov. 7 reported 936, 804 cases and 144 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic in October.That’s 65, 767 more ARI cases and nine more deaths than the Health Ministry reported on Nov. 6. The Heath Ministry recorded increases of 237, 160 and 40, respectively, a day earlier on Nov. 5.

The number of flu-related and ARI cases registered daily since mid-October presently exceeds the epidemic threshold in 16 of 27 of the country’s oblasts, according to the latest statistics.