A total of 25 people have died in Hungary this year after suffering from some type of influenza, a chief doctor of the National Epidemiology Center said. Overall, fewer people were taken to hospital with this disease than a week before.

Influenza is gripping Hungary. So far, nine people have died as a result of flu-related complications. More and more hospitals have banned visits due to contraction fears. Three of the victims had contracted influenza B.