Photo: DPAIn the third week of February this season's flu outbreak hit a peak in Germany, with 24,000 new cases registered. New flu cases in (left) week six and (right) week seven of 2018. Some 82,000 cases of flu have been confirmed nationwide this winter and at least 136 people have already died due to the virus. On occasion no hospitals in the city have been able to take in new flu patients, a spokesman for the city health authority told the newspaper. A flu vaccination before the start of the flu season is supposed to reduce the risk of heart attack, but this year the vaccination has been particularly ineffective.

Source: The Local February 23, 2018 09:22 UTC