Aragonese hospitals dealt with 626 flu emergencies in one week, 148 of which required admission

The incidence of influenza in Aragon has decreased but remains at epidemic levels.Cases are small but still ongoing Healthcare system overloaded. Specifically, from January 15 to 21, community hospitals received a total of 626 emergency cases of COVID-19, accounting for 5.4% of the total. 148 patients were admitted.

This is clearly shown in the latest update of the Aragon Epidemiological Bulletin, published this Thursday. The situation in Aragon is similar to that across the country. The Surveillance System for Acute Respiratory Infections (Sivira) has confirmed that influenza activity continues to decline nationwide. Baseline values ​​may be reached “within a week or two”

. There are fewer people hospitalized with influenza, covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, and pressures have also been detected in primary and specialist care for these conditions.

in the community, The number of flu emergencies is decreasing. In the second week of the year, there were 834 cases (7.1% of all consultations in these services, including 226 admissions); in the first year of the year, when the pressure on care was higher, 1,130 cases were attended to care (10%, 238 admissions) .

The Gazette also reported that last week outbreak Influenza A infection occurred in a residence in the province of Huesca, with 6 confirmed cases among 92 residents, 5 of which were laboratory confirmed.They implemented it in the center Hygiene and isolation measures used to contain the spread. Another respiratory syncytial virus outbreak was also recorded in another residential center in the province of Huesca, with four out of 39 residents infected, two of whom were laboratory confirmed and hospitalized. Appropriate recommendations are made to stop its spread.

It must be remembered that in the third epidemiological week of the year, the incidence of influenza in Aragon has exceeded Increased from 334.7 to 231.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The number of acute respiratory infection cases also declined, from 1,368.3 to 1,071.9.