The state has already recorded 34,972 cases of SRAG this year, 19.42% of them caused by the flu virus
The government of State of Saint Paul Launched on Thursday 26, a monitoring panel of the case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SRAG). The tool allows healthcare professionals and the general population to consult the updated data on the Board of Directors, which has 34,972 record since the beginning of the year.
The panel allows you to follow the number of SRAG cases because the Municipality and the epidemiological week. The tool also allows you to view information by age, color, race and sex. Access is available In this link.
The measure arises in the midst of a scenario of high cases across the country. According to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)The number of occurrences of the table in 2025 It is the greatest of the last two years.
According to the survey, this year, San Paolo had confirmed 34,972 cases of Srag. Of these, 20.16% were caused by Sincese respiratory virus (VSR); 19.42%, for influence (flu) and 7.39%, of Sars-Cov-2 (Covid-19). In addition, among the cases, 9,809 culminated in hospitalizations in intensive care units (ICU) – about 28% of events – and 2,984 have evolved to death.
Currently, Srag’s incidence in the population of San Paolo is 79 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. Only in the private hospitals of the State, according to the search for hospitals, clinics and workshops of San Paolo (Sindhosp), has occurred an increase in the hospitalization of Srag de 85% This month. At the same time last year, this percentage was 47%.
Vaccination and high influence
Vaccination against influenceone of the main tools to reduce SRAG cases, faces a low adhesion from the priority publicFormed by the elderly, children under the age of six years and pregnancy. Until the beginning of June, only 34.88% of this group had received the vaccine in the State of San Paolo. To check the number of doses applied Access here.
In the middle of the low coverage, in May of this year, the Health Department expanded the flu vaccination in the 645 municipalities of the State for the entire population over the age of 6 months. In addition, one day was held with particular attention to the priority public. According to the folder, the mobilization contributed to the increase in three percentage points in the vaccination coverage.
However, the numbers worry. Throughout Brazil, in the last four epidemiological weeks, 75.4% of deaths for SRAG has been associated with the influence virus; 1.3%, to influence B; 13.4%, to VSR; 8.9%, in RIVOVIRUS and 3.4%, in Sars-Cov-2, according to Fiocruz’s latest Infogipe report, published on Thursday 26.
Until 11 June, only in the state capital, the deaths from SRAG caused by influence They have already represented a 127% increase compared to 2024. At that time, the city scored 145 dead, while in the same period of last year there were 77 deaths.
Where to take the vaccine?
Those who have not taken the flu vaccine this year can look for the immunizer in the basic health units (UBS) of their municipality.
In the capital, it is possible to identify the nearest UBS, both for vaccination and for the service, through the Platform Search Health (see here).
The government strengthens the fact that everyone in the priority group should be vaccinated as soon as possible, since they are more susceptible to the development of serious forms of the disease.
Source: Terra
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