Uruguayan health authorities have confirmed 80 new cases of dengue fever across the country, 55 of them autochthonous (with no recent travel history) and 25 imported.
This increase brings the total to 322 autochthonous cases and 269 imported cases so far this year.
Of the 591 dengue fever cases in the country, 166 occurred in Salto, followed by Montevideo with 154, Paysandú with 91, Maldonado with 44, Canelones with 41, Colonia with 18, Rivera with 14, and Artigas with 13. The rest were scattered across San José, Durazno, Florida, Río Negro, Rocha, Lavalleja, Soriano, Tacuarembó, and Treinta y Tres, while Cerro Largo and Flores remain without cases.
Of the 269 imported cases, 141 people had traveled to Argentina (52.4%), 104 to Brazil (38.7%), 18 to Paraguay (6.7%), and the remaining 2.2% to Mexico, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Curaçao, and other countries.
Three deaths have been recorded, but only in one of these cases was dengue considered the cause of death. In the other two, doctors believe that other comorbidities played a determining role.
Twelve patients remain hospitalized in moderate care units. Additionally, 52 cases are still awaiting laboratory results.
