The City Hall of São Paulo confirmed the death of a child from meningitis. This child shared a room with other patients while in the hospital. This child was 5 years old and died at the Hospital Municipal Cidade Tiradentes Carmen Prudente, in the East Zone. The capital’s Health Secretariat claims that all safety protocols were followed, such as the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and that no new cases were confirmed.
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In 2023, 12 people have died from meningococcal meningitis. The child, already diagnosed with the disease, would have been placed in the same room as a two-month-old baby and nine other children. According to a family member of the hospitalized, nurses at the Hospital were hospitalized due to the risk of contagion and denied any risk. The child was admitted to a UPA last Wednesday and received all the necessary medication before being transferred to the hospital. Since the beginning of the year, more than 3,000 cases of meningitis have been registered in the city.
