Minas pode ter pico de Covid-19 no mês de maio, diz Secretaria de Saúde

Projections made by the Secretary of Health, the peak of Covid-19 in mines could occur from May 4th thanks to the support of the population.

The projection of the Secretary of Health of Minas Gerais (SES-MG) is that the peak of covid-19 in the population will happen between the 4th and 5th of May. And no longer at the end of April as in the last projection released.

“Current projections indicate that the peak of the population’s involvement, which was previously scheduled for the end of April, is now forecast for the 4th or 5th of May, that is, we are delaying the advance of Covid-19 in Minas Gerais and this is due to the support of the population in (social) isolation”, informed the secretariat.

Minas pode ter pico de Covid-19 no mês de maio

Situation in Minas Gerais

In the state of Minas, there are already 614 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and there have been 14 deaths. Another 97 deaths are being investigated.

Completed this last Wednesday (8), one month since the first case of infection was confirmed in Minas. Since then, there has been a significant increase in demand for care in hospitals in the state. With emphasis on cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). According to the Health Department, there was an increase of 271% in the number of hospitalizations for respiratory diseases in the first 14 weeks of 2020 compared to the same period last year.

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In 2020, Minas already had 2,526 records of hospitalizations due to respiratory syndromes, against 681 for the same reason in the first 14 weeks of 2019. 2019. Setting up an increase of 795%.

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“Although we are in a period when there is circulation of Influenza viruses, there was an increase in hospitalizations due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, compared to previous years. This increase cannot be explained only by the circulation of the flu virus. Which leads to the possibility of a higher volume of hospitalizations due to Covid-19 ', said the Secretary of State for Health.

The institution highlighted the seriousness of the moment that, in 2016, “we experienced one of the worst seasonality of Influenza A/H1N1, the number of hospitalizations was not as high as it is now'.