Two people died in Tolima because of H1N1 cases

A new statement by Tolima's Health Minister, Sandra Liliana Torres, at the report of the H1N1 virus in the department, saying that unfortunately the toll is the death of two people from a woman in the municipality "Ibagué and the other, obeys a person from Dorada-Caldas who entered the hospital in Lebanon and died.

"It is important to say that the data provided are those confirmed by the National Institute of Health, there may be many patients, hospitalized or in ICU, but we are awaiting confirmation from the Institute", has said the ministry official.

He added: " at this time, it is reported to the surveillance system, not only cases of H1N1 but of all viruses circulating in the airways about 200 cases but I could not say that those These are confirmed because for me the National Institute of Health confirmed the 10 case of which there are two deaths, one from Ibagué and the other from La Dorada . 19659002] He also said that in the department there are 8 confirmed cases, where only one person from the municipality of Honda is hospitalized at the Tolima clinic and the others have already been released.

Listen to the interview Complete the health secretary of Tolima, Sandra Liliana Torres:

Sandra Liliana Torres was also clear indicating that the National government guidelines through the Ministry of Health is to strengthen influenza vaccines so that this virus and others with acute respiratory do not have any cavity in the Tolimenses. " I want to point out that there are several viruses that are hiding in Tolima and throughout the country, where unfortunately our region people are dead, so immunizations in our health center are constant, explain that it is a dose and one month a strengthening is applied.This vaccine is manufactured every year . "

Returning immunization days in Tolima was emphatic saying that it continues all the time that the guard has not been lowered for a moment.