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Rio de Janeiro records the first death for H1N1 this year. The case occurred in Angra dos Reis, in the Lagos Region. A servant of the Rio das Ostras Education Department died this week leaving everyone on alert. At least three cases of the disease had already been registered in the state in 2019, but so far no death had been confirmed, unlike that occurred last year. According to the State Department of Health, RJ had 30 deaths per H1N1 in 2018, out of a total of 233 registered cases.
Rio de Janeiro - A woman died Monday of complications due to H1N1 flu in Rio das Ostras, in northern Brazil. Mara Ferreira Martins was a municipal clerk and worked in the Dona Senhorinha Municipal Nursery, in the Recanto neighborhood. Mara was the first death registered in the state by the disease in 2019. According to the City of Rio das Ostras, the servant was hospitalized at Mater Dei Clinic, a private health unit. The county also confirmed that death was caused by H1N1. Mara's age and role were not disclosed.
Rio Health Secretary confirms death of elderly by H1N1 in Angra dos Reis
The Health Department of the State of Rio de Janeiro confirmed on Friday (24) that the death of an elderly person in Angra dos Reis was caused by influenza virus A, popularly known as H1N1. The case was only confirmed by the city of Angra after the disclosure of the result of an examination done by the Central Laboratory of Public Health Noel Nutels in Rio. It was the first death from the disease in the county this year. The 72-year-old victim was the only suspect in the city. He died on May 15.
First death for H1N1 in 2019 is confirmed in Nova Friburgo, RJ
The first death for H1N1 in 2019 was confirmed in Nova Friburgo, in the Serrana region of Rio. The information was disclosed by the Health Department on Monday (27) after the result of the award.
According to the secretary, the man was over 60 and had not taken the flu vaccine. He was hospitalized at the Municipal Hospital Raul Serta and died about 10 days ago.
Also according to data from the municipality, seven cases of the disease were confirmed this year and another 23 were notified to the State of RJ and are investigated.
With low demand for vaccine, Rio registers 28 deaths from influenza
Since January of this year, the state of Rio de Janeiro recorded 28 deaths from influenza, with 105 cases of the disease. The number almost equals all deaths from influenza in 2018, when there were 30 deaths among 233 cases of the disease.
According to the Superintendency of Epidemiological Surveillance of the State Department of Health (SES), 23 of the patients who died were part of the target audience of the vaccination campaign. The data were released today (5).
The preventive action would end on Friday (31), however, SES extended the deadline until next day 15 due to the low demand. To date, the state has vaccinated 70% of the campaign's target audience, with 3.4 million people immunized.
