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The decrease in dengue cases is consolidated

According to the province’s Ministry of Health and the Epidemiology Department, it is beginning to decrease cases Dengue in the province. With a reduction of 31% from last week.

Until epidemiological week 20, more than 8,152 cases in the province: 7,996 considered autochthonous cases and 156 as imported.

In this last week, no new localities and neighborhoods of the city affected by autochthonous cases were reported.

Despite the decrease in the number of cases, “it is necessary to continue supporting prevention measures, such as the elimination of possible breeding sites and protection from their bites,” said the head of the Integrated Vector Management Division of the Ministry of Health, Claudio Guzmán.

some figures

around the 77% of autochthonous cases are concentrated in the city and only a 22.7% belong to the inland towns.

Regarding the care received, the 93% of the total autochthonous cases received outpatient treatment and only the 2.6% required medical admission.

In relation to the chikungunya situationfrom the address they inform that the localities of The Calera and Mortars They fit in, being the ones that register the most cases in the season.

national context

Regarding dengue cases, the country had 100,675 cases of dengue (93,844 autochthonous and 1,249 imported). And with regard to chikungunya fever, 1,909 cases were registered:

  • 1,219 son autochthonous,
  • 378 are in investigation,
  • 312 son imported.

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