Catalonia is recording an increase in cases of respiratory infections and hospitalizations due to the Corona virus

Catalonia It has been maintained over the past week Upward trend From the epidemic wave control And based on againstAnd they are already approaching the peak. It also increases Getting sick with Covid and associated income, especially among the population over 70 years of age. Likewise, the above expected increase in Pneumonia It is diagnosed in primary care, mainly affecting children under 14 years of age, according to data from the Ministry of Health’s Civic Portal. During the past week, from 11 to 17 December, cases of acute respiratory infections (ARI) showed a clear rise compared to the previous week, with the long Purisima bridge possibly causing the decline in case detection.

67,521 cases of acute respiratory infections were recorded, with a rate of 857 infections per 100,000 population. But the distribution of viruses changed this week. The most common is coronavirus, with 21.6% of samples analysed, followed by influenza, 19.2%, rhinovirus, 16.5%, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), 10.6%.

As for children, the most common virus is VRS, at a rate of 28.2%, a slight decrease compared to the previous week, followed by fist aBy 24.3% and it continues to rise.

The Covid rate is 185, up from 145 two weeks ago. At week 47, the micron variant represented 100% of the samples sequenced. The number of people admitted with coronavirus is rising, especially in the over-70s. There are currently 571 people hospitalized in traditional beds, 95 people for more than a week, and 13 people in the intensive care unit.

Covid vaccine coverage for vulnerable people is 58% for over-80s and 44% among people aged 70-79. In contrast, the flu vaccine reaches 65% of at-risk people over 80 years of age and 53% of at-risk people over 70 years old.

On the other hand, 3,860 cases of streptococcal pharyngitis have been recorded so far, i.e. 33.7% of the total number of pharyngitis cases, with a rate of 49 cases per 100,000 population, with a stable trend. Also, 274 cases of scarlet fever were discovered, with a rate of 3 per 100,000 people.