The incidence of influenza in Aragon appears to have reached its upper limit, according to data released on Monday by the Ministry of Health of the Government of Aragon. The global incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants has almost halved, falling to 69.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants from 125.3 a week ago. Even so, the community remains above the outbreak threshold for another week, with 59.6 cases.
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Incidence rates are down across all age groups and in all three provinces compared with seven days ago. The highest incidence is among children aged 5 to 14 years, with 148 cases per 100,000 inhabitants; among infants aged 0 to 4 years, the rate is almost 104. Among those over 65, the rate has dropped to 33.5.
The vaccination campaign has begun to bear fruit, with a total of 5,818 immunizations carried out from January 21 to 28, of which 3,700 doses were administered to non-risk groups. However, the incidence of puncture has declined at almost the same rate as the incidence rate. The last measure, under the guidance of the Ministry of Health, is the obligatory wearing of masks in health centers, which since last Wednesday is no longer required, although they still recommend wearing them in case of infection. symptom.
Regarding acute respiratory illnesses (colds, flu, COVID-19 or respiratory syncytial virus, etc.), the incidence rate also fell, but to a lesser extent during the week of January 29 to February 4, as it was close to per 100,000 people. The number of residents with 700 cases (specifically 695.9) compared to 853.5 7 days ago. Teruel tops the list with 824 cases.
By age group, there are important differences, since in infants aged 0 to 4 years the global prevalence is close to 3,000 patients per 100,000; in the next age group (5 to 14 years) this figure The number of cases reached 1,411. The rest of the cases are below average, with just over 600 cases among those over 65 years of age.