Bucaramanga
Santander is in the top 3 of the departments with the most cases of dengue. And there are already two hospitals that have exceeded 100% of available beds.
Well, dengue cases continue to increase, adding now 19,203 reports in Santander, leaving 12 people dead from this disease. Every week cases are increasing by almost 15%.
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In this regard, the departmental health secretary, Edwin Prada, confirmed that in the Cardiovascular Foundation of Colombia (FCV) It has already been surpassed in one 150% bed occupancy in emergency servicesand is followed by the Santander University Hospital (HUS) with 114% occupancy in emergency beds.
“Regarding the occupation of the hospital network in Santander We have 2 clinics with high occupancy. The Cardiovascular Foundation and beds for adults at the Santander University Hospital. There is still availability in beds in medical centers such as the International Hospital of Colombia, Chicamocha Clinic, San Luis and the Local Hospital of the North. The high occupancy has been due to the increase in dengue fever”, Prada commented.
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Many of the cases that arrive at these two of the most important hospitals in the metropolitan area of Bucaramanga are people who come from regions such as Arauca, the south of Caesar, Bolívar and Ocaña, north of Santander.
“Santander, Valle del Cauca, Tolima are some departments with a tendency towards high climates, “That is why we are in third place in the regions of the country with the most cases of dengue,” the official added.
He explained that in the case of the FCV where there is a high occupancy of beds in healthcare services emergencies 60% of people are from the EPS Coosalud. “We are asking the EPS to expand the hospital network. Coosalud is saturated. We told him to hire other providers to take the users to where beds are available.”
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He mentioned that in coordination with provincial hospitals, work continues on cleaning campaigns to prevent the proliferation of the mosquito that transmits dengue.
Why do cases continue to increase?
“Before, the life cycle of the mosquito was 14 days, now in Bucaramanga you see that it is 7 days. Its life cycle was shortened by 50% and that is why proliferation continues”warned the Secretary of Health.
The most critical cases, especially deaths, are recorded in Bucaramanga where 6 people have died and Floridablanca follows with three patients. The announcements were made after a meeting with the provincial hospitals, 6 second level and two third level that have hospital capacity.
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The dengue variant that is being registered decreases platelets. It presents hemorrhages, bleeding in any part of the body. And the most common cases serious is when bleeding is it through the nose or internally so deaths are recorded.
It is an isolated disease of Covid-19, since this is more of a respiratory issue, unlike dengue.
