For the previous week, 1,747 cases of acute respiratory diseases and influenza were registered among a monitored population of 346,560 people, representing an incidence rate of 50.41 per 10,000 population.
The incidence rate for the country and by age group is increasing, but remains within the normal range for the season.
During week 41, 27 clinical samples from patients with ARI were tested by Real Time PCR at the National Reference Laboratory for Influenza and ARI. Influenza virus A(H1N1)pdm09 was detected in one sample.