Ukrainian black lung epidemic kills 1,005, 250,000 hospitalized

As the black lung flu strain continues to intensify in Ukraine, the death toll has reached more than a thousand and four million people have contracted the flu.

Since Oct. 29, 2009, 1,005 people have died in Ukraine from the black lung epidemic that is wreaking havoc in the eastern European country, according to the Business Insider. More than 250,000 people have been hospitalized, which is expected to rise as the second-wave of the flu strain continues to ravage the country, and over 4.3 million Ukrainians have contracted the flu strain. Before It’s News reports that 9 people have died in the past 24 hours. Earlier this month, Digital Journal noted that less than 54,000 people contracted the flu and acute respiratory virus in just 24 hours.