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The State Health Secretariat (Sesa) reported in a statement, this Saturday morning (24), that it is not yet possible to affirm the possibility of a second wave of Covid-19 In Ceara. Information clashes with the analysis carried out by the Scientific Committee of the Nordeste Consortium, released this Friday (23). The State Ministry stated that it has been following the evolution of Covid-19 cases in Ceará on a daily basis and observes a geographic fluctuation in the statistics.
“There are small localized outbreaks, followed by a drop in records, similar to what happened recently in areas such as Cariri and Crateús. But there is also an increase in cases in other regions, such as the Sanitary Region of Fortaleza, where last week In the 44 municipalities in the area registered 743 new cases (increase of 72% compared to the previous week), an average of 106 per day, ”says Sesa in a note.
Even without pointing to a second wave, the health folder claims increased circulation of the virus in some areas and positivity from the tests performed. “Despite these data, it is still not possible to speak of a second wave of the epidemic in the State, since there is still a downward trend in the general number of cases. The Secretariat continues to evaluate the epidemiological scenario and reaffirms the importance of take care “. by the population of Ceará, in order to avoid overcrowding, wear a mask and maintain social isolation ”.
Committee says second wave is coming
The Committee cites the effective reproduction (R
It is used to monitor the possibility of new infections, effective reproduction indicates how many healthy people an infected person can transmit the disease to and it is divided into levels: in low transmission, the possibility of contagion varies between zero and 0.5 people; in medium transmission, the potential is between 0.5 people and 1 and, finally, to be considered as high transmission, the R
Prohibited events
Also in an announcement this Friday, Governor Camilo Santana reported that the commission that deliberates on Ceará’s economic recovery plan defined the Prohibition of the celebration of festive events in closed environments in the State. of the next decree, which will come into force next Monday (26).
He also drew attention to a fact presented at the committee meeting: that the recent increase in cases registered in some areas of Fortaleza has affected, with greater intensity, people between 20 and 39 years old.
Camilo ruled out a new confinement in the municipalities of Ceará.
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