With the detection in epidemiological week 41 of a confirmed case of dengue and 16 of late notifications, the Ministry of Public Health indicates that the total number of infections in this year 2024 rises to 1,182.
As for the suspicionsIn week 41, which runs from October 6 to 12, 47 cases were processed, bringing the total number of patients to 9,692. feverish with possible dengue since January. 53.2% of the cases affected males in the age group of 5 to 19 years.
The provinces with the highest number of cases were: Santiago 19.5% (1,888 of 9,692), Santo Domingo 12.2% (1,192 of 9,692) and Puerto Plata 7.1% (629 of 9,692).
He bulletin highlights that the Ministry of Public Health has implemented a series of control actions to combat the denguefocused on reducing mosquito breeding sites and promoting prevention in the population, resulting in a significant reduction in incidence of the dengue in the country.
Malaria and leptospirosis
About malariahe bulletin weekly epidemiological report reports seven new confirmations in week 41 after the analysis of 165 suspicionsleaving the total number of infected patients in 2024 at 842.
The incidence accumulated of this disease transmitted through the bite of the Anopheles mosquito is 10.01 per 100,000 population. A cumulative 33,634 suspected cases have been reported so far this year.
The health authorities indicate that there were no confirmations of cases of leptospirosis in this period, although the reporting of three late cases increased the cumulative total from 424 to 427.
Of the Sars-COV-19 virus Six new infections were detected after carrying out 410 tests. In 2024, 6,908 patients have become ill due to COVID-19.
Maternal and infant deaths
During epidemiological week 41, 3 maternal deathswith ages ranging from 15 to 34 years.
All cases corresponded to women of Dominican nationality and the deaths occurred in the National District (1), Azua (1) and Duarte (1). The cumulative total of maternal deaths Until this week it is 130.
The document from the General Directorate of Epidemiology (Digepi) reports 32 infant deathsbringing the cumulative total to 1,668. Of these deaths, 81% (1,343) occurred during the period neonatal.
