Another 5,514 new cases and six deaths from dengue were confirmed in Parana this Tuesday (5), according to the weekly epidemiological bulletin on the disease, issued by the state health department.
In the current seasonal period of the disease, which began on August 1, 2021 and continues until the end of this month, the state recorded 71 deaths. There are 115,634 confirmed cases, 25,566 under investigation and 235,388 notified.
The six confirmed deaths occurred on Tuesday between May 5 and 27, 2022. There are three women and three men, aged between 27 and 87. Two of them had comorbidities. Deaths were recorded in the cities of Cascavel (2), Pontal do Paraná (1), Foz do Iguaçu (1), Japurá (1) and Bela Vista do Paraíso (1).
Also according to the secretariat, out of the 385 municipalities with notifications, there are 356 confirmed cases. In addition, 314 indigenous people have been registered, that is, when dengue is contracted in the municipality of residence.
mosquito Aedes aegypti It is also responsible for the Zika virus and chikungunya. During this period no cases of Zika were reported. There have been 22 confirmed cases of chikungunya fever, eight of them are indigenous and 14 are imported.
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