The health authorities in Saxony are registering more and more respiratory illnesses in the course of the seasonal flu epidemic. According to the State Investigation Institute (LUA), cases of influenza in particular continue to increase. In the last week of January, 5,575 cases were reported, according to the authority another "almost sharp increase" of 69 percent. Whereas previously it was mainly adults who were affected, it is now mainly younger schoolchildren who continue to be affected.
There was also another increase in the number of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections reported, although this was more moderate at 19 percent. The 463 cases are still mostly diagnosed in young children, followed by senior citizens. Meanwhile, coronavirus infections, which dominated until the end of 2024, are still on the decline with 266 newly reported cases - mainly affecting adults and senior citizens.
