Find out about cities in SC which have confirmed deaths from dengue

jasabacklink April 13, 2023 2 min read

Santa Catarina has already confirmed 10 dengue deaths this 12 months, in response to information from Dive (Epidemiological Surveillance Council). And deaths had been recorded in six municipalities of Santa Catarina. Among the many victims of the illness had been a 26-year-old lady, a resident of Joinville, and a 105-year-old man, a resident of Coronel Freitas.

Avoiding the buildup of standing water is a crucial measure in controlling the mosquitoes that transmit dengue – Picture: Chapecó Metropolis Corridor / Divulação / ND

In accordance with information from Dive, which appears at instances reported by means of April 8, deaths had been recorded in Araquari (1), Balneário Camboriú (1), Coronel Freitas (1), Florianópolis (1), Joinville (3) and Palhoça (3) .

Seven of the illness’s victims are girls, between the ages of 26 and 94. The opposite three are males. The deaths occurred in March and April, in response to the company.

Araquari – 42-year-old lady, died March 30
Balneário Camboriú – 94-year-old lady, died on April 1
Coronel Freitas – 105-year-old man, died on March 27
Florianópolis – 34-year-old lady, died March 8
Joinville – The deaths of three girls aged 26, 34 and 54 had been recorded in March and April
Palhoça – two males aged 59 and 70 and a lady aged 67, the deaths occurred in March and April

Dave remains to be investigating different deaths from the illness, that are thought of suspicious. Circumstances below investigation had been registered in Concordia (1), Joinville (5), Palhoca (1) and Tempo (1).

The state of affairs in Santa Catarina

Dive’s newest report states that Santa Catarina already has 10,637 confirmed instances of dengue. Joinville, Palhoça, and Florianópolis are the municipalities with the very best variety of optimistic diagnoses of the illness.

Circumstances have been distributed amongst 73 municipalities, with 5 cities reaching epidemic stage, and three in western Santa Catarina: Joinville, Palhocha, Quilombo, Sudades and União do Oeste.

The World Well being Group (WHO) considers the extent of illness transmission to be epidemic when the incidence charge is larger than 300 instances of dengue fever per 100,000 inhabitants.