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According to the bulletin, the cities that registered the new cases were Curitiba and Maringá, in the north of the state, with two deaths each, and Iporã, in northwestern Paraná, with the first confirmation of flu in the municipality this year.
According to the Sesa survey, the cities with the highest number of flu-related deaths recorded this year are:
According to the bulletin, 78.5% of people who have died from influenza this year had at least one complication risk factor and 23.1% had been vaccinated. The main factors were age equal to or greater than 60 years, chronic cardiovascular diseases and chronic lung diseases.
The bulletin also states that 75.4% of the deaths in the state were men. Until this Wednesday, according to the bulletin, 42 pregnant women had confirmed the flu – and no one has died.
The number of confirmed cases of influenza in Paraná also increased in one week, from 432 to 477 new patients. According to the bulletin, only the 14th Regional of Paranavaí Health, in the northwest of the state, has not yet confirmed cases of influenza.
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