One other case of dengue fever has been confirmed within the south. SC is already recording seven deaths

The municipality of Braco do Norte has confirmed the sixth case of a affected person with dengue fever within the metropolis. In response to a workforce from the Endemic Ailments Division of the Well being Surveillance Sector of the Municipal Well being Secretariat, there are three instances which are thought-about “imported”, that’s, contracted in different cities, and three different instances that have been contracted within the metropolis itself. There have additionally been 12 outbreaks of mosquitoes that transmit the illness.

Solely within the south of the state, in accordance with the Division of Epidemiological Surveillance (Dive), have eight extra cities already confirmed residents contaminated with dengue. They’re: Cocal do Sul, Criciúma, Tubarão, Imbituba, Laguna, São Ludgero, Passo de Torres, and Garopaba.

Crucial scenario and deaths in Santa Catarina

The most recent report from Dive de Santa Catarina reveals that as of April 1, 8,416 instances of dengue fever have been confirmed within the state in 2023. Of those, 6,548 are genuine (with intra-state transmission) unfold throughout the 65 municipalities of Santa Catarina, reached 4 municipalities to the extent of the epidemic.

So far, 15 suspected deaths from the illness have been reported, seven of which have been confirmed (Araquari, Coronel Freitas, Florianópolis, Joinville and Palhoça), 5 have been cleared and three are nonetheless underneath investigation by the municipal well being secretariats with help from the Municipal Well being Secretariat. state of well being.