Re: Puerto Rico Deaths - 8 Confirmed
Source:
http://www.primerahora.com/diario/n...era_muerte_infantil_por_el_virus_ah1n1/317678
First child virus death AH1N1
Yesterday a young man expected to be evaluated in the Medical Center. Health reported that the number of probable cases rose from 830 to 1.038 and confirmed cases rose to 103. (Primera Hora / Andre Kang)
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Rosita Marrero / First Time
At a time when the authorities of Health expressed his optimism about the likelihood as to reduce deaths by AH1N1 for next week, it transpired that one of the victims of this terrible epidemic was a little girl of five years which today as the eight confirmed deaths.
Upon confirmation that death is a subtraction in the category of suspicious deaths, which descends from 19 to 18.
The state epidemiologist, Johnny Rullan, again expressed optimism that the next week "down the deaths."
"I hope next week for a push to lower fatalities. If it continues now throughout the world seeking prompt treatment, if it does that, we're going to lose, "said the scientist.
Rull?n reacted annoyed at the insistence of the rumors that she ordered a curfew.
"That rumor is running as someone who does not want to work," he said.
Meanwhile, Gov. Luis Fortu?o reiterated that there is no reason to raise the pandemic alert level of 5 to 6.
"This has to be clear that there is no closed shop or mass cancellation of activities. Simply, we must remain vigilant, practicing the prevention of the virus, "he said in a news release, prepared jointly with the Department of Health.
In part the press was informed that the Department of Correction identified one positive to influenza A, 24 probable cases have been registered. Another of the defendants was negative.
Probable cases increase
Meanwhile, the Health Department reported that the number of probable cases rose from 830 to 1.038, and confirmed cases rose to 103.
"Almost 300 people yesterday for today in the probable cases," noted Rull?n in an interview with Primera Hora.
How do you explain?
Monday was more than 600 tests, of which 300 were positive. Would be greater if we had every test done to Puerto Rico.
"It should be noted that probably most of these 103 cases are reported as confirmed infections have already passed and the disease has been cured," said Rull?n.
Contrary to accusations by some sectors that Puerto Rico is a higher mortality rate for the virus that is being reported, Rull?n remained in the total number of infections per month was 12 thousand, or 400 for 30 days.
"If one person dies each day are 1 in 400. That is our experience. Yesterday just went 265 positives. Yesterday, 650 were to be tested. One day he dies and 400 infections a day, "he said.
On the latest information from the World Health Organization (WHO) that the deaths had risen to 140 thousand in the world, Rull?n commented that the important thing in Puerto Rico are not the numbers per day, but the magnitude at Isla .
