According to MINSAP, the country registered 753 new suspected cases in a single day.
MADRID, Spain.- The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported this Friday an unprecedented rise in serious and critical cases of chikungunya in minors, with 79 children and adolescents in intensive care rooms throughout the country, a figure that exceeds previous reports.
The national director of Epidemiology, Francisco Durán García, accurate that there are currently 95 patients in intensive care, including 77 seriously ill, of which 63 are under 18 years of age, and 18 critical, “of which 16 are under 16 years of age.”
Durán described this pediatric situation as especially worrying: “Be very careful with children, with young people, who are more susceptible.”
More than 31 thousand suspected cases and widespread transmission in 14 provinces
The epidemiologist confirmed that the circulation of the virus continues to expand throughout practically the entire national territory. “Chikungunya has been diagnosed and has been seen to be circulating in 14 provinces… a total of 31,513 suspected cases of the disease have already accumulated… in 14 provinces, 99 municipalities and 164 health areas,” he detailed.
In the last day, 753 people went to health services with suspected chikungunya.
Durán once again recognized serious limitations in vector control. Although indoor adulticidal treatment reached 84.4%, 142 teams did not work, “109 due to lack of strength… and 33 due to breakage.”
The infestation index of the Aedes aegypti mosquito remains at 0.73, a level considered “high risk of transmission.” He dengue It also remains high: 847 positive cases in one day
More than 5,700 people admitted for chikungunya
According to official data, 5,713 patients remain hospitalized for suspected chikungunya, 5,607 of them at home and the rest in hospital institutions.
Added to the chikungunya situation was the confirmation of 847 positive cases of dengue in the last 24 hours. Durán recalled that this disease can worsen and cause death: “At certain times it can worsen… and unfortunately you can die.”
The epidemiologist called on the population to go to health services if there is any warning sign and reiterated that “there is still a significant amount of accumulated garbage waste,” which favors the reproduction of the mosquito.
