Largest SP records the highest number of covid-19 admissions in 3 months | the health

On Christmas Eve (24), according to information from the state data analysis system (Seade), the metropolitan area of ​​São Paulo records 364 hospitalizations with suspected Covid-19. This is the highest volume recorded in nearly 3 months, with hospitalizations at this level only on September 26th.

In one week, in greater Sao Paulo, there was the record of 1992 admissions
, which corresponds to an increase of 33.9% compared to the previous seven days, when health system
1,490 patients are hospitalized with respiratory symptoms.

This data shows a new upward trend throughout the state of São Paulo, including the capital. besides micron variable
According to a study conducted by researchers at the observatory COVID-19
In this study, a new infectious agent may explain this increase in the number of patients, the H3N2 influenza virus.

It is worth remembering that from the beginning pandemic
of Covid-19 has infected more than 4.4 million people, and in São Paulo alone, there are already 154,925 people who have died as a result infection
Because of the virus, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health.