Reported cases of Swine Flu in Ukraine have doubled again to 871,037 cases, including 39, 603 hospitalizations and 135 deaths, as reported by Recombinomics. 

The above numbers from the latest update" rel="nofollow" target="_new">www.moz.gov.ua/ua/main/press/%3FdocID%3D14023&prev=hp&rurl=translate.google.com&usg=ALkJrhh-G-D1ZrXLMv66jhZFS9kKDKKLwg_OPEN_LINK_B4IN_update from Ukraine (see map) continue toalarm. More than half of the Oblasts and cities listed exceed the epidemic threshold, including Kiev and Kiev Oblast, raising concerns that the increase in case numbers will accelerate.  Moreover, hospitalization of 39,603 raises concerns that the number of deaths will also accelerate, since 11% of hospitalized cases in California died.

Although WHO has suggested that these alarming number may reflect sub-standard medical and housing conditions, the numbers remain alarming.

This has the potential to be a huge disaster for the people in Ukraine.  Reportedly, the DNA is being sequenced to determine if there are difference between the flu causing this outbreak and others around the world.