The Minister of Public Health, Luis Medina Ruiz, accompanied by members of his cabinet, met today with leaders from various areas of the Provincial Health System to assess the reality of the province, taking into account seasonal and epidemic diseases. What happens with dengue, COVID and flu.
On the occasion, Medina Ruiz confirmed that the province continues with a controlled and stable epidemiological situation, with a decrease in cases of bronchiolitis with 136 cases last week: “Let’s remember that the previous week there were more than 200, and this drop is thanks to the prevention mechanism and strategies used by the Ministry; and care that has population. Patients who consult for bronchiolitis in our services leave with the medication for free”.
With regard to dengue, the official indicated that there was only one case, last week, but that care must continue by the community, avoiding having spaces that allow mosquito breeding sites. In the case of flu, he explained that there is a stable situation, with few cases. “It is important that the population remember that the flu vaccine is available free of charge at any of our vaccination nodes. Regardless of your immune status and your age, you can get vaccinated,” the minister remarked.
Regarding the cases of Covid-19, it is reported that in Epidemiological Week 30 (from July 23 to 29) 45 new cases were reported due to laboratory diagnosis. With this data, Tucumán accumulates a total of 388,776. Ag positivity percentage: 4.2 percent. No deaths were registered.
The doctor Silvana Miranda, head of the Epidemiological Surveillance Department of the Epidemiology Directorate, said that they discussed the new recommendations that were made for influenza-like diseases. “We talked above all about virus surveillance in the province, which are the outpatient monitoring units in terms of respiratory virus surveillance, sampling in hospitalized patients and the trend of the disease with the different epidemiological corridors,” he explained. .
In addition, the professional reminded the population that vaccination is open to everyone and also indicated that in case of having respiratory symptoms, do not attend the workplace or where there are children and make a medical consultation.
2023-07-31 22:09:09
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