Health - Many corona patients in December: increase in influenza
The coronavirus caught many people in Bavaria in December. Around a third of swabs tested positive for the Sars-CoV-2 virus, the Ministry of Health announced in response to a request from the German Press Agency in Munich. This positive rate has been relatively constant for several weeks and is not unusual for the cold season.
The study was based on figures from calendar week 50 in mid-December, which are based on the"Bayern Influenza + Corona Sentinel". This involves analyzing swabs from patients with acute respiratory illnesses who were treated in Bavarian GP, paediatric and adolescent practices and selected at random.
The State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) also registered an increase in other respiratory infections. The RSV virus was detected in almost ten percent of the swabs. Overall, however, the trend is significantly lower than last year's figures.
According to the ministry, the rates for influenza are now also on the rise. In mid-December, influenza viruses were detected in 8.5 percent of swabs. Experts assume that influenza infections will increase in the first quarter of 2024.
According to the ministry, it is not possible to say how the situation developed over the Christmas holidays, as fewer samples are taken and tested during these days. In the period up to the end of the year, fewer people went to the doctor and some surgeries were closed.
The situation in hospitals remained relaxed. According to the intensive care register, just under 200 Covid patients were receiving intensive care treatment nationwide on Friday (11.00 a.m.), with 63 receiving invasive ventilation. The figures are at a relatively moderate level and say nothing about whether and to what extent the Covid-19 infection is the cause of treatment in the intensive care unit.
Notifiable infectious diseases in Bavaria DIVI intensive care register
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- The increase in coronavirus cases in Bavaria during December, mainly Sars-Cov-2, was reported by the German Press Agency, originating from their inquiry in Munich.
- The Ministry of Health in Bavaria stated that around a third of tested swabs showed positivity for the virus, which is typical for the cold season, but not unusual.
- The study, known as the "Bayern Influenza + Corona Sentinel," analyzed swabs from patients with respiratory illnesses in Bavarian GP, pediatric, and adolescent practices.
- According to the Ministry of Health, influenza viruses were detected in 8.5% of swabs in mid-December, with experts assuming a rise in influenza infections in the first quarter of 2024.
- It was difficult for the Ministry to provide insight into the situation during the Christmas holidays because fewer samples were taken and tested due to people visiting fewer doctors and some surgeries being closed.
- The situation in hospitals remained relaxed, with just under 200 Covid patients receiving intensive care treatment nationwide, and 63 receiving invasive ventilation, but the cause of their hospitalization was not specified.
- The BMG (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit), the Federal Ministry of Health in Germany, is responsible for collecting and reporting data on notifiable infectious diseases, including Covid-19 and influenza, as well as monitoring the situation in hospitals and intensive care units.
Source: www.stern.de
