The authorities of the Ministry of Health (Minsa), in their weekly bulletin published on social networks, indicated that positive cases of dengue increased by 7 percent, with 270 confirmations, in the last week from December 9 to 15.
The number of dengue infections that have been recorded so far in 2024, with the last confirmed cases of dengue in the last week, rises to 9,317.
The Minsa, in 2024, did not disclose the weekly bulletins of epidemiological diseases that correspond to two weeks, from October 28 to November 9, so the number of dengue infections would have to be higher.
In 2023, the number of confirmed cases of dengue in Nicaragua stood at 9,379, according to data released by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Therefore, in 2024 the number of confirmed cases to date will already exceed the amount recorded last year.
Almost 80 thousand dengue suspects
Suspected cases of dengue, according to an analysis of Article 66 According to the data from the bulletins released by the Minsa between January 1 and December 8 of this year, there are 77,009.
The suspected cases of dengue registered last week, from December 9 to 15, have not yet been shared by the Minsa and taking into account that this year the health entity has also hidden another eight weeks of reports related to that disease, these They could already exceed 80 thousand suspected cases so far in 2024.
