The majority have not been vaccinated, Corona cases aged 20+ in Spain soar

Madrid –

Corona cases in Spanish increased significantly. The increase was due to the Delta variant which targets young people who have not been vaccinated.

Reported by Reuters, the virus infection rate in Spanish reached 204 cases per 100 thousand people on Monday (5/7). This figure is up 95 cases when compared with last week. Spanish authorities recorded there were 640 cases per day at the age of 20-29 years.

Other European countries, such as France and Portugal, have opened COVID-19 vaccinations to all age groups except toddlers. However, vaccination in Spanish only targeting the adult age group or above 29 years. This means that the majority of young people in Spain have not been vaccinated.

About 89% of Spaniards over the age of 40 have received at least one dose of the vaccine, compared to 14% in the 20-29 year age group.

“At the moment we are in a difficult situation in terms of transmission,” Spain’s Health Emergency Coordinator Fernando Simon told a news conference.

However, hospitals in Spain can still accommodate patients. The occupancy of the intensive care room is also less than 7 percent.

Before the transmission of the virus began to increase in mid-June, Corona cases in Spain had continued to fall since April. This prompted the local government to revoke the mandatory requirement for masks outside the home.

But some regions, such as Catalonia and Cantabria, are reconsidering imposing restrictions on evenings and social events.

It is known, the total number of Corona cases in Spain reached 3,866,475 on Monday (5/7) with a death toll of 80,934.

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