Covid region of Murcia | Covid returns with force to the region as summer approaches

Covid returns with force to the region as summer approachesIsrael Sanchez

Covid is not going away. Four years after that fateful 2020 and at the doors of summer, He corona virus gaining strength again in the Murcia regionwhich has forced experts to be on alert in recent days.

Cases have been growing for a month now, four weeks of this has been recorded 179 new cases in seven days for a total of 667 new cases. in a week. This is stated in the latest report of the Surveillance System for Acute Respiratory Infections in Primary Health Care of the Region of Murcia, carried out by those responsible for the epidemiological service of the Ministry of Health. Citizens also perceive this reality in their daily lives, when more and more masks appear on the streets, in supermarkets, shops and medical centers.

Although the incidence of acute respiratory infections has generally decreased by 3% from June 3 to June 9 (week 23)“Coronavirus infection has maintained an upward trend since week 19 (from May 13 to May 19),” the epidemiology report says.

Over the past week, the number of infections has increased by 38.7% compared to the previous week – 667 cases versus 481 between May 27 and June 2. Thus, the cumulative incidence also decreased from From 31.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants to 43.5.

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National rebound

Doctor Enrique Bernalhead of department infectious Reina Sofia Hospital from Murcia, explains La Opinion that the recovery is also visible at the national level, although in the case of the Murcia region it has become more evident since mid-May.

The specialist reminds that this virus does not have seasonal behavior. As is often the case with others such as flu. “But it is very clearly increasing, and it is the BA2.86 variant that is circulating the most, especially the JN1 sublineage,” he points out.

As a medical professional, doctor Bernal calls for prevention and the use of masks by citizens belonging to vulnerable groups when they visit closed or crowded places because “although the cases that occur are not serious and are transmitted like a cold virus, more hospitalizations are being reported.”

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In particular, inHospital Reina Sofia University of Murcia There are currently 8 patients with Covid hospitalized at the infectious disease plant, all between 70 and 88 years old. Half of them arrived this week.

For this reason, the specialist claims that many specialists already prefer to undergo consultations wearing a mask so as not to leave the hospital with an unwanted virus.

Some autonomous communities are already acting, and in Andalusia, for example, the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs has called on citizens to “protect themselves and protect” others from the coronavirus, which has an incidence of 131 cases per 100,000 in the neighboring community. The Andalusian consultant reminds that the number of cases increases “with large crowds of people.”

In this territory, the number of cases tripled a week ago, and On June 5, 500 people with Covid were hospitalized.

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