The wave of Covid cases continues unchecked and has not yet reached its ceiling

The wave of Covid cases continues unchecked and has not yet reached its ceilingE.P.

The incidence of Covid-19 in the Spanish state is at a high level. 74.8 cases/100,000 inhabitants, what does it mean an increase of 29.64 percent compared to the previous week, 57.7 cases were recorded.

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This is reflected in the latest report from the Surveillance System for Acute Respiratory Infections (SiVIRA), owned byl Institute of Health Carlos IIIwhich collects data for the week from May 27 to June 2.

Hospitalizations: severe pneumonia.

However, this rise does not lead to a significant increase in hospitalizations. The report estimates the hospitalization rate for Covid-19 to be 3.6 cases per 100,000 residents (up from 2.2 cases per 100,000 residents in the previous week). In terms of severity, the number of hospitalized Covid-19 cases has increased since the start of the season. 29.7% pneumonia, 4.2 percent of intensive care unit admissions and 8.2 percent of deaths.

General, incidence of acute respiratory infections (ARI) Statewide, it stands at 437.6 cases per 100,000 residents, down from 461.8 cases the previous week. The incidence of influenza is 8 cases/100,000 inhabitants (9.2 cases/100,000 inhabitants in the previous week), and the incidence of bronchiolitis is 1.6 cases/100,000 inhabitants (1.9 cases/100,000 inhabitants in the previous week).

Antigen test in a pharmacy.

The flu positivity rate is 1.5 percent. (1.3% in previous week)17.1 percent for SARS-CoV-2. (12.5% ​​in the previous week) and zero percent for HRV (0.2% in the previous week).

Regarding influenza, the incidence of influenza was 6.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (6 cases/100,000 inhabitants in the previous week), reaching the baseline values ​​​​from the week of February 5. RSV incidence is estimated to be 0 cases/100,000 hours (0.9 cases/100,000 hours in the previous week).

Control and surveillance

Hospitalization rate in Severe respiratory infection in hospitals is 14 cases/100,000 inhabitants. (13.7 cases/100,000 inhabitants in the previous week). The positivity rate is 0.7 percent for influenza (0.7% in the previous week), 25.4 percent for SARS-CoV-2 (16.4% in the previous week) and 0 percent for HRV (0.4% in the previous week). the previous week).

Thus, the hospitalization rate is estimated for influenza 0.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (0.1 cases in the previous week). In terms of severity, since the start of the season, hospitalized cases have accounted for 31.8 percent of pneumonia cases, 5.7 percent of ICU admissions and 7 percent of deaths.

The hospitalization rate for RSV is also estimated at 0 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (0.1 cases/100,000 hours in the previous week). By severity of hospitalized cases since the beginning of the seasonRSV causes 20 percent of pneumonia cases, 10.2 percent of intensive care unit admissions and 3.9 percent of deaths.

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96.1 percent influenza viruses identified in primary health care settings belong to type A. Among 1603 influenza viruses identified in hospitalized patients, 1590 are type A.

The SARS-CoV-2 variant detected to the greatest extent among ARI cases in primary health care facilities was BA.2.86 (59.62%), with dominance 81.49 percent since the beginning of the season, corresponding to the circulation of JN.1 lines and sublines.

The SARS-CoV-2 variant identified in the largest proportion of hospital-based SARI cases is BA.2.86 (60.47%), with a prevalence of 80.98% since the beginning of the season, consistent with the circulation of the JN.1 lineage and sublineage. Among RSV detected during hospitalization, 46.3 percent were type A and 53.7 percent were type B.