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Flu incidence drops from very high epidemic level in Lleida and Alt Pirineu

Incidence in the Lleida region falls by 26.7% after reaching the peak of infections before the Christmas holidays.

Descripció genèrica de la situació epidemiològica i la vigilància de virus respiratoris a Catalunya.

Descripció genèrica de la situació epidemiològica i la vigilància de virus respiratoris a Catalunya.

The Information System for the Surveillance of Infections in Catalonia (SIVIC) confirms that the flu has dropped from a very high epidemic level to a very high level in Lleida and Alt Pirineu during the week of December 29 to January 4.

Flu incidence in the health regions of Lleida and Alt Pirineu i Aran has shown a notable improvement, settling at a very high transmission level after leaving the very high epidemic level. In the Lleida plain, cases diagnosed in primary care fell by 28.2%, dropping from 361 to 259 per 100,000 inhabitants.
In absolute terms, the Lleida demarcation registered 1,196 cases during the analyzed week, a reduction of 26.7% compared to the 1,633 of the previous week. In the Pirineu, the drop was 17.7%, with 265 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to SIVIC data.

Flu incidence in Catalonia remains above the moderate transmission level, with 248 cases per 100,000 inhabitants across the territory.

This downward trend is reflected across Catalonia, after the peak of infections was reached in mid-December, with an incidence of 759, much higher and earlier than in previous years. Currently, Flu A (subtype A(H3N2) variant K) is the predominant virus (39% of samples), followed by rhinovirus (16%) and RSV (10%).
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