The Rio de Janeiro State Department of Health (SES-RJ) released on Tuesday (2) the new edition of the Panorama Covid-19, which indicates an increase in three of the eight early health indicators, with a growth trend in the last four weeks.
They are: quick covid-19 tests analyzed in private laboratories; Number of care of children with flu syndrome in Emergency Care Units (UPAs) and pediatric bed requests.
In the interval between July 27 and August 2, the rapid test positivity rate analyzed in the private network of laboratories was 9.5%. In August, between 17 and 23 August, The index rose to 14.5%.
The survey also points out that, between July 27 and August 2, 559 children sought care in a UPA with symptoms of COVID-19. During the month of August, between 17 and 23, The number went to 1,182.
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In the same period, Pediatric bed requests rose from 192 to 280.
“Since the beginning of the year, we have observed a predominance of the omicron variant in all epidemiological weeks, with the detection of different subvariants. In this scenario, it is important to keep the vaccination book up to date,” warned the state’s public health emergencies, Silvia Carvalho.
