Covid-19 admissions continue to fall, with 50 fewer people on wards and one in ICU
Barcelona, February 13 (European Media) –
Catalonia has ended its current flu wave after reaching a “basic” level of transmission, according to the latest update from the Catalan Infection Surveillance Information System (Sivic) on Tuesday.
Between February 5 and February 11, the influenza incidence rate was 83 cases per 100,000 residents. The incidence rate in children continued to decrease, but no increase in the incidence rate of influenza B was found.
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) continue to decrease compared to the previous week, with 550 people affected per 100,000 inhabitants and 44,775 ARI cases registered.
In terms of virus distribution, rhinovirus is the most common (19%), followed by influenza (14.9%), human coronavirus (9.7%), RSV (4.8%), metapneumovirus (4.5%) and SARS-CoV -2 (3%).
In the pediatric population, positive multiple test results showed influenza A virus to be the most circulating virus (19.3%), followed by adenovirus (5.6%) and RSV (3%).
RSV showed a “slight decrease” with an estimated trend of 27 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, which is why it remains below baseline levels, the epidemic wave is considered to be over, and pneumonia diagnosed in primary care maintains a “clear downward trend”.
On the other hand, 3,687 cases of streptococcal pharyngitis (35.6% of the total number of pharyngitis cases) and 375 cases of scarlet fever have been recorded, and the number of cases of strep throat (47 cases per 100,000 inhabitants) and scarlet fever (5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants) The incidence rate has increased among residents), and the “second wave of epidemics caused by Streptococcus pyogenes” continues.
Coronavirus disease
The estimated incidence of Covid-19 is at a low level, at 21 cases per 100,000 residents, and associated hospital admissions are also falling.
Specifically, 246 Covid-19 patients were admitted to traditional hospital beds, 50 fewer than the previous week, and 7 were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), one less than the previous week, also remaining within the expected range for emergency visits and admissions. Proportion.
In week 4, the Covid-19 JN.1 variant “remained clearly dominant” (accounting for 73% of samples).
Vaccination
Covid-19 vaccination coverage is 61% for vulnerable people over the age of 80 and 48% for those aged 70 to 79.
Influenza coverage is higher in these age groups than Covid-19, at 68% and 55% respectively.