The Cuban government raised the death toll to 44 on Monday in the current chikungunya and dengue epidemicincluding eight minors. Deputy Health Minister Carilda Peña assured state television that among the 11 new deaths confirmed last week, seven were due to chikungunya (including six minors under 18) and four to dengue (including two minors).
In addition, this Sunday, a total of 3,063 cases of non-specific febrile syndrome -a high fever is the first symptom of both arboviruses- and 385 new cases of dengue and 199 of chikungunya were diagnosed.
The total number of people admitted (most at home) now stands at 32,553of whom 70 are in intensive care, among whom minors “precede,” Peña said. Among them, There are 11 in “critical, but stable” condition.
The total number of chikungunya cases in the current outbreak stood at 42,015 cases at the end of the previous week, according to the deputy minister, who has not yet given figures on dengue cases. However, the website of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which records the data provided by the health authorities of each country, rrecorded a total of 25,995 cases of dengue in Cuba until the end of November. Again, no cases of oropouche have been recorded, according to the Ministry of Public Health.
Peña highlighted the decrease in the number of new febrile cases the previous week compared to the previous week, 27,707 against 38,788, which in his opinion shows the “results” that actions produce against the epidemic.
The Cuban government acknowledged for the first time on November 12 that the country was suffering an epidemic of chikungunya and dengue feverdespite the fact that the first cases were diagnosed in June and infections skyrocketed in September and October.
The epidemic broke out in Cuba fertile ground for development due to the serious economic crisis that the country is going through, which limits the capacity for prevention – mainly through massive fumigation against mosquitoes -, control – with tests to confirm the type of disease – and care for the sick, due to lack of medicines.
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