Extremadura trying to sustain the expansion of respiratory viruses, That’s down from the previous week.According to data released on Thursday by the National Center for Epidemiology Surveillance System for Acute Respiratory Infections (Sivira), the incidence of these viruses is From February 12 to 18, there were 331.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, A decrease of 117 points from last week. Despite the fact that Mardi Gras and the long weekend just happened last week, these holidays are more mobile and concentrated. In fact, this rate is the second lowest in the country, almost half the national average of 560.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. In this case, the drop was almost insignificant: eight percentage points less than the previous week.
Respiratory viruses rebound after two weeks of decline
despite this, Hospitalizations continue to increase, likely as a result of the rebound experienced the previous week, February 5-11.Data from the National Center for Epidemiology show that on February 18, the hospital admission rate in Extremadura There are 25.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, That’s three points higher than last week. The region also has the highest number of hospitalized infections and the highest incidence rates in the country.
at last, The most prevalent virus currently is still influenza. The positivity rate was 13.9%; followed by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), accounting for 12.3%, and new coronavirus, accounting for 9.2%.Only one of them has experienced One such increase is RSV, which causes bronchiolitis in children.
On the other hand, health centers and hospitals will continue to recommend the wearing of masks.