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H3N2 epidemic: number of deaths in Pernambuco rises to 30; cases exceed 5.2 thousand
Of the 30 deaths, 13 were male and 17 female.
By Portal Folha de Pernambuco
01/04/22 at 17:55 updated on 01/05/22 at 09:18
The number of deaths in Pernambuco due to influenza A H3N2 rose to 30, according to a report from the State Health Department (SES-PE) this Tuesday (4). The data are from records made until Monday (3). Total notifications increased to 5,253 confirmed cases.
In this new round of analyzes carried out by the Central Laboratory of Public Health of Pernambuco (Lacen-PE), 2,787 positive laboratory samples were obtained, with 19 new deaths.
Of the 30 deaths, 13 were male and 17 female. All were confirmed for influenza A H3N2.
The patients were residents of Recife (17), Palmares (3), Ipojuca (2), Jaboatão dos Guararapes (2), São Lourenço da Mata (2), Goiana (1), Olinda (1), Sirinhaém (1), Tracunhaém (1).
Patients' ages range from 1 to 92 years. Age groups are: 1 to 9 (1), 10 to 19 (1), 20 to 29 (1), 30 to 39 (3), 40 to 49 (2), 50 to 59 (4) and 60 and over (18). Patients had comorbidities and had risk factors for complications from influenza such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular diseases, arterial hypertension and overweight.
Of the 5,253 cases, 5,226 are influenza A H3N2 and 27 influenza A are not subtyped. Of the total records, so far, 371 (7.1%) had Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Srag).
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Source: https://g1.globo.com/pe/pernambuco/n...entes-esperam- beds-combatamos-hemorrhage-with-band-aid-diz-infectólogo.ghtml
Flu and Covid saturate the health system and 265 patients wait for beds: 'we fight bleeding with a band-aid', says infectious disease specialist
This Tuesday's information (4) is in a panel with data from the public network. There are 143 active ICU requests and 122 ward requests. State infectious disease specialists and the Physicians Union report drama.
By Pedro Alves and Ricardo Novelino, g1 PE
04/01/2022 20:16 Updated 4 hours ago
The flu epidemic associated with the Covid-19 pandemic is causing saturation in Pernambuco's public health network. According to data from Monday (3) released this Tuesday (4), there were 265 people with serious respiratory diseases waiting for ICU and ward vacancies (see video above).
The information is on a public panel that presents data from beds in the public network for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Srag) in the state.
According to data from this Tuesday's panel, the number of active requests for ICU beds in Pernambuco was 143, with 138 adults and five children. There were also 122 requests for vacancies in wards, 115 for adults and seven for children.
According to the infectologist, the active request for beds means that a vacancy was requested, but the patient had not been covered by the bed until the registration.
The lack of vacancies became greater at the end of December 2021. On the 30th, the number of active requests for ICU beds for severe respiratory diseases stood at 160.
Infectologist Felipe Prohaska, from the team at the Oswaldo Cruz University Hospital (Huoc), in Recife, reported that a patient who was admitted to the João Murilo Hospital, in Vitória de Santo Antão, in the Zona da Mata, received from the bed regulation center, in the second (3), the card number 162.
The challenge for health professionals and authorities is getting worse every day. Also on December 30, 2021, the state secretary of health, André Longo, stated that the state was experiencing an “H3N2 epidemic within the Covid-19 pandemic”.
On Monday, the government changed the care protocol and said that anyone who has a negative test for Covid-19 is advised to seek a doctor and spend seven days at home.
Until the second, according to the State Health Department (SES), 5,253 cases of influenza had been recorded, with 30 deaths.
H3N2 epidemic: number of deaths in Pernambuco rises to 30; cases exceed 5.2 thousand
Of the 30 deaths, 13 were male and 17 female.
By Portal Folha de Pernambuco
01/04/22 at 17:55 updated on 01/05/22 at 09:18
The number of deaths in Pernambuco due to influenza A H3N2 rose to 30, according to a report from the State Health Department (SES-PE) this Tuesday (4). The data are from records made until Monday (3). Total notifications increased to 5,253 confirmed cases.
In this new round of analyzes carried out by the Central Laboratory of Public Health of Pernambuco (Lacen-PE), 2,787 positive laboratory samples were obtained, with 19 new deaths.
Of the 30 deaths, 13 were male and 17 female. All were confirmed for influenza A H3N2.
The patients were residents of Recife (17), Palmares (3), Ipojuca (2), Jaboatão dos Guararapes (2), São Lourenço da Mata (2), Goiana (1), Olinda (1), Sirinhaém (1), Tracunhaém (1).
Patients' ages range from 1 to 92 years. Age groups are: 1 to 9 (1), 10 to 19 (1), 20 to 29 (1), 30 to 39 (3), 40 to 49 (2), 50 to 59 (4) and 60 and over (18). Patients had comorbidities and had risk factors for complications from influenza such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular diseases, arterial hypertension and overweight.
Of the 5,253 cases, 5,226 are influenza A H3N2 and 27 influenza A are not subtyped. Of the total records, so far, 371 (7.1%) had Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Srag).
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Source: https://g1.globo.com/pe/pernambuco/n...entes-esperam- beds-combatamos-hemorrhage-with-band-aid-diz-infectólogo.ghtml
Flu and Covid saturate the health system and 265 patients wait for beds: 'we fight bleeding with a band-aid', says infectious disease specialist
This Tuesday's information (4) is in a panel with data from the public network. There are 143 active ICU requests and 122 ward requests. State infectious disease specialists and the Physicians Union report drama.
By Pedro Alves and Ricardo Novelino, g1 PE
04/01/2022 20:16 Updated 4 hours ago
The flu epidemic associated with the Covid-19 pandemic is causing saturation in Pernambuco's public health network. According to data from Monday (3) released this Tuesday (4), there were 265 people with serious respiratory diseases waiting for ICU and ward vacancies (see video above).
The information is on a public panel that presents data from beds in the public network for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Srag) in the state.
According to data from this Tuesday's panel, the number of active requests for ICU beds in Pernambuco was 143, with 138 adults and five children. There were also 122 requests for vacancies in wards, 115 for adults and seven for children.
According to the infectologist, the active request for beds means that a vacancy was requested, but the patient had not been covered by the bed until the registration.
The lack of vacancies became greater at the end of December 2021. On the 30th, the number of active requests for ICU beds for severe respiratory diseases stood at 160.
Infectologist Felipe Prohaska, from the team at the Oswaldo Cruz University Hospital (Huoc), in Recife, reported that a patient who was admitted to the João Murilo Hospital, in Vitória de Santo Antão, in the Zona da Mata, received from the bed regulation center, in the second (3), the card number 162.
The challenge for health professionals and authorities is getting worse every day. Also on December 30, 2021, the state secretary of health, André Longo, stated that the state was experiencing an “H3N2 epidemic within the Covid-19 pandemic”.
On Monday, the government changed the care protocol and said that anyone who has a negative test for Covid-19 is advised to seek a doctor and spend seven days at home.
Until the second, according to the State Health Department (SES), 5,253 cases of influenza had been recorded, with 30 deaths.
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