Dengue fever cases in the 6th week of 2023 decreased by 32.5% compared to the average of 4 weeks ago, but still at a high level compared to the same period of years. In week 6, there were no deaths of Dengue fever, HCDC HCMC said on February 15.
Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) epidemic situation
As of week 6, the city recorded 3496 cases of the disease, an increase of regarding 2.2 times over the same period in 2022 (1590 cases). During the week, the City recorded 385 cases, down 32.5% compared to the average of 4 weeks ago, the number of inpatients decreased by 37.6% and outpatients decreased by 27.1%.
In week 6, no deaths due to dengue were recorded. There are 18/22 districts with a decrease in the number of cases compared to the average number of cases 4 weeks ago; There are 5/312 wards and communes with the number of cases increasing at an alarming level.
Hand, foot and mouth disease (TCM)
In week 6 (from February 6, 2023 to February 12, 2023), the City recorded 52 cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth disease, an increase of 4% compared to the average of the previous 4 weeks. In which, the number of cases decreased more in cases of inpatient hospitalization and slightly increased in cases of outpatient examination. The cumulative number of cases up to week 6 is 314 cases.
COVID-19 disease situation
In week 6, 6 confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were announced by the Ministry of Health (including 5 positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 by Realtime RT-PCR technique, 1 case of rapid antigen testing). positive with epidemiological factors). The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases from the beginning of 2023 to now is 110. The cumulative number of cases during the 4th COVID-19 outbreak (from April 29, 2021) to February 12, 2023 is 618,414 cases, of which 617,575 are domestic cases (rate of 99.86%), 839 imported cases (rate 0.14%).
Results of vaccination once morest COVID-19:
As of week 6, the city has administered 23,589,111 injections (including 8,700,757 first shots; 7,788,344 second injections; 683,268 additional injections; 4.843,783 first boosters; 1,572,959 second boosters) ). In there:
– For people aged 18 years and over: 20,954,138 injections have been given, including 7,403,836 (100%) 1st dose, 6,718,181 2nd dose (98.9%); 683,268 additional stitches; 4,575,894 first prompts (67.3%) 13.9% lower than the national average of 81.2%; 1,572,959 second reminders is estimated at 54.6%, 32.9% lower than the national average of 87.5%.
– For children from 12 to under 18 years old: 1,759,024 injections have been administered, including 760,953 doses, 1 reaching (100%)2; 730,182 stitches 2 (99.2%)2; 267,889 prompts 1 (36.4%)2 32.7% lower than the national average of 69.1
– For children from 05 to under 12 years old: 875,949 injections have been given, including 535,968 1st injections (64.6%), 28.1% lower than the national average of 92.7%; 339,981 shots 2 (41.0%) 33.4% lower than the national average of 74.4%.
Outbreaks of dengue and HFMD
In week 6, the whole city recorded 28 new dengue fever outbreaks in 22 wards and communes in 10/22 districts, Thu Duc city.
The total number of outbreaks treated with chemical spray in a week was 70 outbreaks and no wards and communes handled large-scale outbreaks. There were a total of 106 times of killing larvae at outbreaks and risk points in 68 wards and communes in 15/22 districts and Thu Duc city.
In week 6, the whole city did not record a new hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak. The cumulative number of hand, foot and mouth disease outbreaks up to the week of June 2023 is 0 outbreaks.
Recommendations for the prevention of Monkey Smallpox
To proactively prevent, HCDC said people and communities need to actively take the following measures:
1. Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
2. Wash your hands often with soap and clean water or hand sanitizer.
3. People with symptoms of an acute rash of unknown cause accompanied by one or more suspicious symptoms should actively contact a medical facility for timely monitoring and advice. At the same time, it is necessary to actively self-isolate and avoid sex.