Health served 52,138 cases of IRAS in children under 5 years in Cusco

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Health served 52,138 cases of IRAS in children under 5 years in Cusco
Thursday, June 9, 2011 | 24:48

RPP / Reference (Moses Puma)According to latest report from the Diresa also registered 658 cases of pneumonia from which 295 were monitored. This year 7 children died of the disease.
In so far this year has seen 7 children died of pneumonia in the provinces of the region
Manuel Montoya
658 cases
of pneumonia were reported in the Cusco region
According to the latest epidemiological report of the Regional Health Bureau (Diresa) from Cusco , we know that until the first week of June, were seen 52,138 children under five years old for Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs).

Also at health centers and hospitals there were 658 cases of pneumonia in children, of whom 295 were controlled.

The regional health director, Manuel Montoya pointed out that so far this year has seen 7 children died of pneumonia in the provinces of the region. However, this figure has increased in recent weeks, he said.

Meanwhile, the National Hydrology and Meteorology (Senamhi) reports observed temperatures below 3 degrees Celsius in the city of Cusco, mainly at dawn and at night.

In the provinces, located high above the 3,500 meters above sea level frost reach 5 degrees below zero.