The Brazil Ministry of Health has reported eclipsing the 6 million case mark for in 2024. Official data shows 6,007,048 cases have been reported through June 19, including 3,999 deaths and another 2,831 fatalities under investigation.
The number of cases reported year to date is a more than 200 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023.
More than 4.2 million cases are classified as confirmed.
Sao Paulo state and Minas Gerais state have seen the most cases with 1,829,439 and 1,620,083 cases, respectively.
The above states also lead in dengue deaths with 1,172 in Sao Paulo and 692 in Minas Gerais.
The Federal District, the home of Brasilia, is reporting the highest incidence of dengue with 9577 cases per 100,000 population.
The national incidence rate stands at 2958 cases per 100,000 population.
Throughout the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reported 9,386,082 cases of dengue; this number is twice as high as the number of cases recorded throughout 2023, 4,617,108 cases.
Concerning two of the related arboviruses, chikungunya and Zika, Brazil health officials have reported 223,130 chikungunya cases, including 126 deaths and 8,466 Zika virus cases through today.
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