Bolivia: 680 thousand cases of IRAS in La Paz, Oruro and Tarija

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According to the epidemiological report of the Ministry of health, there are 680 thousand cases of acute respiratory infections (IRAS), the most in the departments of La Paz, Oruro and Tarija, because of the cold fronts that entered by the South of the country.The Deputy Minister of health, Mart?n Maturano, said that while cases have increased by 3 percent compared to the previous week, they are within the range provided for according to the forecasts and compared with the previous year.Maturano said that in terms of the number of colds in the Cochabamba Department, there is a 'slight recovery', although they are also within normal parameters. However, he said that the local authorities should take measures that apply depending on the situation in each Department.'We are in more than 3,200 establishments of the country in the public system and health of social security, we are doing an active epidemiological surveillance, we have a report that records a total of 680 thousand cases, we expected some 800,000 IRAs, which means that we are below expectations; However, some departments have had increased quickly, such as La Paz, Oruro and Tarija,'explained Maturano.

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