In the Dnipropetrovsk region, there has been an increase in cases of influenza and other respiratory illnesses, and there have been reports of mushroom poisoning.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the number of cases of influenza and other respiratory illnesses increased by 5,6% from 9 to October 15 2026 year, with 7,8 thousand cases recorded. Also, 94 cases of acute gastrointestinal infections and two suspected cases of acute viral hepatitis were recorded. Three residents of Dnipro were poisoned by wild mushrooms.
Over the past week, from 9 to October 15 in 2026, there has been an increase in the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections in the Dnipropetrovsk region. According to the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Centre for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health, the number of cases has increased by 5,6% and now stands at 7,8 thousand people. More than half of those affected, namely 56,5%, are children under the age of 17.
In addition to the increase in cases of influenza and other respiratory illnesses, the region has also recorded 94 cases of acute gastrointestinal infections and two suspected cases of acute viral hepatitis. From 14 to October 16, three residents of Dnipro were hospitalized at City Hospital No. 4 with a diagnosis of poisoning from wild mushrooms – chanterelles, mushrooms, and white mushrooms.
Experts also conducted research on the quality of drinking water. From 121 water samples, collected from 9 to October 15, all complied with microbiological standards. However, deviations were detected in 22 samples regarding physico-chemical indicators in Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Apostolove, Nikopol, Margance, Samara, Kam'yanske, and other settlements in the region.