Madrid, January 16 (European Press) –
As of the second week of January, 10,757 new influenza cases were reported in the Madrid community, a decrease of 10.44% from the previous week, and the incidence of acute respiratory tract infections (GONNA) also showed a new decrease.
Specifically, according to the latest epidemiological report from the Ministry of Health, the influenza incidence rate in the region during the week of January 8-14 was 159.36 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with 177.93 cases per 100,000 inhabitants the previous week. .
In any case, this number is still well above the epidemic threshold of 24.95 set over the past ten seasons, except for 2020/2021, which has almost no cases.
Specifically, in the second week of January, the EDO surveillance system (notifiable diseases system) reported 10,757 cases, a decrease of 1,254 cases from the previous week. This brings the cumulative number of cases in the 2023/2024 season to 48,617.
The cumulative incidence rate in primary care in the second week of January was 143.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, a decrease of 18.1% from the previous week, with the highest incidence rate in the 0 to 4-year-old group (242.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants) compared with the previous week 220.1).
The cumulative weekly incidence rate of emergency admissions is 8.8 per 100,000 inhabitants (versus 13.4 the previous week), with the highest incidence among people over 80 years of age, at 87 per 100,000 inhabitants (versus 97.7 the previous week).
Throughout the season, 72.2% of confirmed influenza cases in people aged over 80 years seen in primary care were vaccinated, compared with 53.1% of admissions. During this period, a total of five influenza outbreaks were recorded at senior centers and non-senior residences, infecting 47 people.
acute respiratory infection
The cumulative incidence rate of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in primary medical institutions was 803.6 cases per 100,000 residents in the second week of January, a decrease of 7.2% from the previous week, with the incidence rate in years 0-4 being higher. Old group.
Among them, the weekly cumulative emergency admission rate was 38.4 cases per 100,000 residents, a decrease of 11.2% from the previous week. For its part, the rate for those aged 80 or older was 341.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (338.6 the previous week).
The health ministry said mandatory use of masks in health centers and hospitals may become a recommendation in areas where the incidence of acute respiratory infections has declined for two consecutive weeks since the order approved last Wednesday.
Reduce the incidence of COVID-19
As far as Covid-19 is concerned, the number of new Covid-19 cases in the region has dropped by 24.2% since the second week of the year, with a total of 860 infections, 275 fewer than seven days ago (1,135 cases). ), a decrease of 24.2%.
This brings the cumulative incidence rate to 121.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants on day 14, after the addition of 1,995 new cases among the population over 60 years old, compared with day 7, which marks the manifestation of the virus in a shorter period of time. During the semester, there were 52.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, 16.8 percentage points lower than a week ago.
By group, the highest seven-day incidence rate was among those aged 90 or older, with 158.7 cases per 100,000 residents, but the 32.4% drop in cases among those aged 80 to 789 was the most prominent.
During the analysis period, one nursing home recorded three Covid-19 outbreaks, in which 23 people were infected. Regarding variants of interest (VOI), the BA.2.86 lineage stood out in terms of frequency, with 77.8% of variants of interest detected.
syncytial respiratory virus
Finally, regarding respiratory syncytial virus, the cumulative incidence rate in primary care last week was 427.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for children under 1 year old and 58.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for children 1 year old, a decrease of 32.1 cases and 100,000 inhabitants compared to the previous week 25%.
The cumulative weekly incidence of emergency admissions for children under 1 year old was 83.7 per 100,000 cases, an increase of 18.9% from the previous week.
There were 537 cases of bronchitis/bronchiolitis in children aged 0-4 years old registered in primary medical institutions through the suspected case surveillance system, an increase of 74 cases from the previous week. Therefore, the cumulative number of cases in the 2023/2024 season reaches 14.66.