In the third epidemiological week, a total of 7 elderly people have died from pneumonia in the Junín region, according to the epidemiological report of the Regional Health Directorate.
The districts with the highest number of victims are Huancayo, El Tambo, Chilca and in the province of Jauja.
In the year 2024, in the same period of time there were the same number of victims.
Cases of pneumonia in people over 60 years of age, 55 cases were registered in 2025, when in the same period in 2024, 51 were registered, that is, there is an increase of 7.8%.
In people over 60 years of age, there were 26 hospitalized in the first 3 weeks of 2025, when in 2024, there were 38 hospitalized.
minors. In children under 5 years of age, 3,255 cases of acute respiratory infections have been recorded and in 2024, 3,964 cases of IRAs were reported, with a decrease of 17.9%. Regarding pneumonia in children under 5 years of age, in the first 3 weeks of January, 20 cases were reported, when in the same period in 2024, 19 cases were recorded. So far there are no deaths in this age group.
edas. Regarding acute diarrheal diseases, 682 cases have been recorded in children under 5 years of age, when in 2024, there were a total of 948.
Edas in children under 5 years of age were recorded in 339 people and in the same period in 2024, there were already 1,007 cases.
The information recorded comes from the networks and micronetworks of the Regional Health Directorate, as well as its reporting units of the Junín Regional Health Directorate.
The director of the Daniel Alcides Carrión hospital, Gustavo Llanovarced, called for older adults to be vaccinated against influenza and pneumococcus. Furthermore, health centers and posts detect warning signs in older adults in order to provide timely treatment so that it does not become complicated by pneumonia. In addition, a healthy diet, with proteins, is necessary.
