The registration of dengue cases tripled in Paraná, DF and Rio de Janeiro in the 1st epidemiological week of the year (December 31, 2023 to January 6, 2024), compared to the same period last year. The data are from the Ministry of Health.
Paraná was the state that showed the most significant increase. In 2023, there were 407 registrations in the period. This year, there were 1,941 occurrences.
According to the Paraná Health Department, the number of cases by the end of the 2nd week of the month could exceed 9,000. A death is investigated.
In the sum of cases in Brazil, there was no increase compared to 2023. The estimate is that 3 million cases of the disease will be registered in Brazil by the end of 2024.