Until this September, the country has accumulated 32 deaths and 18,800 cases of dengue, exceeding what was reported for the same epidemiological week 36 of 2023. This represents 2.5% more than the cases recorded last year. Panama, Colón, Chiriquí and Bocas del Toro are currently the provinces most affected.

Panamá

Panama Health Authorities (Minsa) confirmed 69 new cases of malaria last week. The Guna Yala region recorded 52 cases; Darién 9, comarca Ngäbe Buglé 4, and the regions of Panama Metro, Panama West, Colón and Chiriquí with 1 each.

Panamá

During the year 2022, a significant increase in the number of dengue cases and deaths was observed in the Americas region compared to previous years. This behavior has continued in the first weeks of 2023 and, in some countries, it has become even more pronounced, resulting in an overload in health services.

Anguilla, Antigua y Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, El Salvador, Granada, Guadalupe, Guatemala, Haití, Honduras, Islas Bermudas, Islas Caimán, Islas Vírgenes (UK), Islas Vírgenes (US), Jamaica, Martinica, México, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Saint Lucia, San Vicente y las Granadines, Trinidad y Tobago, Turks y Caicos