Ministry of Health: Epidemiological situation in Gostivar improves, number of medical checkups falls as monitoring for West Nile fever continues

The Ministry of Health announced that the epidemiological situation in Gostivar has improved significantly, while the number of people seeking medical care has continued to decline.

Yesterday, 36 medical checkups were carried out at the General Hospital and the Health Center in Gostivar. This number is 37 lower than the previous day, when 73 checkups were recorded. Four patients are currently being treated at the hospital.

Since monitoring began, a total of 4,483 initial checkups have been conducted at the two healthcare institutions. Meanwhile, 1,014 official reports of infectious diseases have been forwarded to the relevant authorities, and 706 new epidemiological surveys have been completed, covering 70 percent.

Health authorities continue enhanced epidemiological surveillance, the collection and analysis of data, patient interviews, as well as the coordinated implementation of the necessary measures to protect citizens. According to the Ministry of Health, the decline in checkups is a positive sign, but the situation remains under careful observation./Telegrafi/