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Informe Semanal De COVID-19 Informe semanal de COVID-19 Resumen de vigilancia semanal de Oregon Nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19) Informe semanal de datos: 18 de agosto de 2021 Índice Antecedentes .................................................................................................................................. 4 Resumen del informe semanal ....................................................................................................... 5 Características clínicas y factores de riesgo .................................................................................... 6 Vínculos epidemiológicos ........................................................................................................... 6 Figura 1. Vínculo epidemiológico de casos recientes de COVID-19 por semana de inicio ..... 7 Figura 2. Vínculo epidemiológico de todos los casos de COVID-19 por semana de inicio ..... 8 Figura 3. Casos esporádicos de COVID-19 por raza y semana de inicio ................................. 9 Figura 4. Todos los casos esporádicos de COVID-19 por raza y semana de inicio ............... 10 Figura 5. Casos esporádicos recientes de COVID-19 por origen étnico y semana de inicio . 11 Figura 6. Todos los casos esporádicos de COVID-19 por origen étnico y semana de inicio . 12 Síntomas clínicos y factores de riesgo informados ................................................................... 12 Figura 7. Signos y síntomas informados para todos los casos de COVID-19 ........................ 13 Figura 8. Síntomas informados entre todos los casos de COVID-19 por semana de inicio .. 14 Figura 9. Factores de riesgo informados de todos los casos de COVID-19 .......................... 15 Datos demográficos ...................................................................................................................... 15 Geografía ................................................................................................................................... 16 Figura 10. Tasas de casos por cada 100,000 personas, por condado ................................... 17 Sexo ........................................................................................................................................... 18 Tabla 1. Gravedad y tasas de COVID-19 por sexo ................................................................. 18 Figura 11. Casos recientes de COVID-19 por sexo y semana de inicio ................................. 19 Figura 12. Todos los casos de COVID-19 por sexo y semana de inicio ................................. 20 Edad .......................................................................................................................................... 21 Tabla 2. Gravedad y tasas de COVID-19 por edad ................................................................ 21 Figura 13. Casos recientes de COVID-19 por edad y semana de inicio ................................ 22 Los datos son provisorios y están sujetos a cambio. 1 Informe semanal de COVID-19 Resumen de vigilancia semanal de Oregon Nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19) Figura 14. Todos los casos de COVID-19 (recuento) por edad y semana de inicio .............. 23 Figura 15. Todos los casos de COVID-19 (tasa de casos por 100,000) por edad y semana de inicio ...................................................................................................................................... 24 Raza ........................................................................................................................................... 25 Tabla 3. Gravedad y tasas de COVID-19 por raza ................................................................. 25 Figura 16. Casos recientes de COVID-19 por raza y semana de inicio .................................. 26 Figura 17. Todos los casos de COVID-19 (recuento) por raza y semana de inicio ................ 27 Figura 18. Todos los casos de COVID-19 (tasa de casos por 100,000) por raza y semana de inicio ...................................................................................................................................... 28 Origen étnico............................................................................................................................. 28 Tabla 4. Gravedad y tasas de COVID-19 por origen étnico ................................................... 28 Figura 19. Casos recientes de COVID-19 por origen étnico y semana de inicio ................... 29 Figura 20. Todos los casos de COVID-19 por origen étnico (recuento) y semana de inicio . 30 Figura 21. Todos los casos de COVID-19 por origen étnico (tasa de casos por 100,000) y semana de inicio ................................................................................................................... 31 Ajuste por edad ......................................................................................................................... 31 Tabla 5. Proporción de tasas según la edad para casos, hospitalizaciones y muertes ......... 31 Tabla 6. Proporción de tasas según la edad para casos, hospitalizaciones y muertes por origen étnico ......................................................................................................................... 32 Seguimiento .................................................................................................................................. 33 Figura 22. Intento de seguimiento dentro de las 24 horas, % por raza ................................... 34 Figura 23. Intento de seguimiento dentro de las 24 horas, % por origen étnico ..................... 35 Figura 24. Casos entrevistados, por raza .................................................................................. 36 Figura 25. Casos entrevistados, por origen étnico ................................................................... 37 Recuperación ................................................................................................................................ 38 Figura 26. Tiempo hasta la recuperación entre personas sintomáticas con COVID-19 ........... 38 Personas con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo ........................................................ 39 Hospitalizaciones semanales por COVID-19 (HOSCAP) ................................................................ 39 Los datos son provisorios y están sujetos a cambio. 2 Informe semanal de COVID-19 Resumen de vigilancia semanal de Oregon Nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19) Tabla 7. Hospitales que informan 10 o más pacientes con COVID-19. .................................... 40 Tabla 8. Hospitales que informan entre 1 y 9 pacientes con COVID-19. .................................. 41 Código postal ................................................................................................................................ 43 Los datos son provisorios y están sujetos a cambio. 3 Informe semanal de COVID-19 Resumen de vigilancia semanal de Oregon Nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19) Antecedentes Los datos del informe semanal de COVID-19 se concluirán todos los domingos a las 11 p. m., hora de verano del Pacífico, y el informe se publicará el miércoles. Tenga en cuenta que los datos informados aquí se están actualizando continuamente. Para obtener información actualizada a diario, visite el sitio web sobre COVID-19 del Oregon Health Authority (OHA): https://govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19. Hasta las 11 p. m. del domingo, 15 de agosto, hubo 242,844 casos de COVID-19 informados al Oregon Health Authority. De estos, 8,657 (3.6 %) son casos “presuntos”, es decir, personas que tienen síntomas compatibles con el COVID-19 y contacto cercano con un caso confirmado, pero que no se sometieron a una prueba de laboratorio que lo confirme. Aunque no están confirmados, los casos presuntos muy probablemente tengan COVID-19, debido a los síntomas específicos y a la exposición conocida. Se les recomienda a los casos presuntos que se realicen pruebas de detección para confirmar si tienen COVID-19. Los casos presuntos que obtengan un resultado positivo se recategorizan a casos confirmados. Estos datos representan una visión global de los factores de riesgo de COVID-19, características clínicas y demográficas de los casos e incluyen datos sobre casos con exámenes complementarios pendientes. No se ha entrevistado a todos los casos al momento del presente informe. Los datos que se muestran en este informe provienen del sistema electrónico de vigilancia de la enfermedad para enfermedades de declaración obligatoria para Oregón. Durante la semana del 8 al 14 de agosto,1 se realizó la prueba de detección de COVID-19 a 146,199 residentes de Oregon y el 11.8 % obtuvo un resultado positivo.2 Esta cifra representa un método “basado en la realización de pruebas” mediante el cual se utilizan todos los informes electrónicos de laboratorio recibidos por el OHA para calcular el porcentaje de pruebas positivas.3 Se pueden encontrar en línea tablas detalladas de la cantidad de pruebas y el porcentaje de pruebas positivas en 1 Este rango de fechas coincide con la “semana MMWR” de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC). 2 No incluye pruebas de anticuerpos (serología). 3 www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/resources/calculating-percent-positivity.html Los datos son provisorios y están sujetos a cambio. 4 Informe semanal de COVID-19 Resumen de vigilancia semanal de Oregon Nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19) https://public.tableau.com/profile/oregon.health.authority.covid.19#!/vizhome/OregonHealth AuthorityCOVID-19DataDashboard/OregonsCOVID-19ELRsbyCounty. Resumen del informe semanal Durante
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