The coronavirus continues its unstoppable advance throughout Spain. The latest data are alarming: this Friday Health notified 347 new deaths and 22,516 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Figures that make the most affected communities take decisive measures against the pandemic.
Catalonia adds 4,459 infections and 61 deaths, but those hospitalized decrease
Catalonia has added another 4,459 covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, about 500 less than on Friday, and has reported 61 deaths, although the speed of transmission of the virus (Rt) continues to fall slowly and stands at 0.93 -one hundredth less- and hospitalized patients continue to decline.
The speed of spread of the virus (Rt) in Catalonia continues to slow down, although it does so slowly, 11 hundredths in the last two days, but it already seems that it is beginning to be noticed in hospitalizations, since this Saturday there are 2,621 admitted with covid, 104 less than the day before, of which 551 are in the ICU, eleven more than the day before.
The data of the patients admitted to the ICU already include those found in private centers and mutual labor associations, as the Catalan Health Service approved this Friday an instruction by which these centers are integrated into the public network to expand the installed hospital capacity, similar to that adopted in the first wave of the pandemic.
According to the data updated this Friday by the Department of Health, the number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic is 14,543 people in Catalonia, 61 of them reported in the last 24 hours.
Navarra registers 329 positive cases after performing 4,208 tests
Navarra registered 329 new cases of Covid-19 yesterday, which represents a decrease compared to the 344 infections detected the previous day.
Yesterday 4,208 tests were carried out, between PCR and antigen tests, which shows a positivity rate of 7.8%, according to provisional data from the Government of Navarra.
The 329 positive cases this Friday represent the lowest number of infections since last October 6, when 253 infections were registered, at which time an upward trend began until reaching the peak of 698 infections on October 24.
Cantabria registers 222 new cases and two deaths while hospitalized and ICU patients rise
Cantabria has registered 222 new cases and 2 more deaths yesterday, Friday, due to coronavirus, in a day in which the number of hospitalized and patients in ICUs has continued to increase.
The two deceased are a 65-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman, both with previous pathologies, bringing the number of deaths from coronavirus in Cantabria to 263 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to updated data provided by the Ministry of Health until midnight yesterday.
The number of new cases is high, although significantly lower than the 308 that were registered the previous day, Thursday, in which a record of infections was broken in one day since the start of the pandemic.
The hotel industry closes in 60 Galician municipalities, and meetings are raised to 6 people in 253 localities
The hotel business will remain closed from 00.00 this Saturday in a total of 60 Galician municipalities – which include the seven cities and municipalities in its perimeter – with the entry into force of the new measures approved by the Xunta to make against the second wave of infections by covid-19.
In these areas with greater limitations, a perimeter closure will be undertaken although movements to go to work, go to school, to attend to minors and elderly, as well as for health reasons will be allowed. For its part, the trade will operate with the same criteria as the rest of Galicia – capacity reduced to 50% – and meetings will be limited to cohabitating people, while the remaining 253 municipalities may be up to six people – whether or not they live under the same roof.
Specifically, the towns with a higher level of restriction will be: A Coruña, along with Arteixo, Culleredo, Cambre and Oleiros; the city council of Lugo alone; Santiago with Ames, Boqueixón, Oroso, O Pino, Teo, Trazo, Val do Dubra and Vedra; Ferrol, with Ares, Fene, Neda, Narón and Mugardos; Ourense, with Amoeiro, Barbadás, Coles, O Pereiro de Aguiar, San Cibrao and Toén; Pontevedra, with Vilaboa, Ponte Caldelas, Poio, Marín, Barro, Campo Lameiro, Cerdedo-Cotobade and Soutomaior; and Vigo with Mos, Nigrán, Gondomar, O Porriño and Redondela.
The municipalities with a cumulative rate of 14 days over 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants will also have the same limitations, and an upward trend in the notification of the same: Vimianzo, Monforte, Burela, Viveiro, O Carballiño, Verín, Xinzo, Cangas, A Estrada , Lalín, Silleda, Ponteareas, Tui, Cambados, O Grove, Vilanova de Arousa and Vilagarcía de Arousa.
The measures imply the closure of the hospitality industry, except for the home delivery service and for collection that may be offered; sports practice will be restricted to individual sports –although the gyms will remain open–; And the capacity in cultural establishments will be reduced, which with these limitations will be able to continue operating – cinemas, theaters, auditoriums, and other venues will be able to occupy 50% of each room, with a limit of 30 people indoors and 75 outdoors.
Health notifies 22,516 new cases of COVID-19, a decrease compared to last Friday
The autonomous communities have notified the Ministry of Health this Friday 22,516 new cases of COVID-19, 9,150 of them diagnosed in the last 24 hours. This is a lower figure than the 25,595 on the same day of the previous week.
The global number of infections in Spain already rises to 1,328,832 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to official statistics. The accumulated incidence in the last 14 days per 100,000 inhabitants stands at 525, compared to 527 yesterday and 485 last Friday, with a total of 247,235 positives in the past two weeks.
Of the 9,150 cases diagnosed yesterday, 698 have occurred in Andalusia, 973 in Aragon, 574 in Asturias, 81 in the Balearic Islands, 156 in the Canary Islands, 308 in Cantabria, 190 in Castilla-La Mancha, 41 in Castilla y León, 885 in Catalonia , 76 in Ceuta, 123 in the Valencian Community, 574 in Extremadura, 705 in Galicia, 1,744 in Madrid, 51 in Melilla, 153 in Murcia, 344 in Navarra, 1,240 in the Basque Country and 234 in La Rioja.
In the last week, 1,088 people with a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis have died in Spain. Up to 38,833 people with a positive diagnostic test have died since the virus arrived in Spain, according to data collected by the Ministry. 347 new deaths were added to this Friday’s report, compared with 368 yesterday and 329 the previous Friday.
The 1,088 deaths in the past seven days are distributed as follows: 186 in Andalusia, 123 in Aragon, 90 in Asturias, seven in the Balearic Islands, 10 in the Canary Islands, 11 in Cantabria, 41 in Castilla-La Mancha, 156 in Castilla and León, 65 in Catalonia, ten in Ceuta, 59 in the Valencian Community, 50 in Extremadura, 70 in Galicia, 61 in Madrid, eight in Melilla, 56 in Murcia, 40 in Navarra, 30 in the Basque Country and 15 in La Rioja.
Currently, there are 20,209 patients admitted for COVID-19 throughout Spain (20,281 yesterday) and 2,833 in the ICU (2,802 yesterday). In the last 24 hours, there have been 2,244 admissions (2,421 yesterday) and 2,211 new arrivals (2,339 yesterday). The occupancy rate of beds occupied by coronavirus is already at 16.28 percent (16.35% yesterday) and in ICUs at 29.47 percent (29.20% yesterday).
In the past seven days, up to 5,152 people have required hospitalization for coronavirus (167,164 in the global count of the pandemic in Spain): 923 in Andalusia, 418 in Aragon, 383 in Asturias, 62 in the Balearic Islands, 53 in the Canary Islands, 65 in Cantabria, 104 in Castilla-La Mancha, 822 in Castilla y León, 410 in Catalonia, 23 in Ceuta, 355 in the Valencian Community, 171 in Extremadura, 352 in Galicia, 352 in Madrid, twelve in Melilla, 302 in Murcia, 224 in Navarra, 19 in the Basque Country and 102 in La Rioja.
In this same period, 370 admissions to intensive care units (ICU) have been registered, for a total number of 14,047 since the virus arrived in Spain: 47 in Andalusia, 33 in Aragon, 22 in Asturias, 10 in the Balearic Islands, nine in Canary Islands, seven in Cantabria, nine in Castilla-La Mancha, 48 in Castilla y León, 22 in Catalonia, one in Ceuta, 22 in the Valencian Community, 22 in Extremadura, 43 in Galicia, five in Madrid, 25 in Murcia, 28 in Navarra, three in the Basque Country and 14 in La Rioja.
Asturias clarifies that you can do sports outdoors with a limit of 6 people and physical distance
The Government of the Principality Asturias has clarified this Friday, in view of the doubts raised about the practice of sports in the open air, that “any person can practice sport in the open air individually or collectively, as long as the number of 6 people is not exceeded, that there is no physical contact and that the interpersonal distance of at least 1.5 meters is respected ».
Also, remember in the press release that “the use of a mask will be mandatory when it is not possible to ensure the distance of 1.5 meters, except in circumstances that require a high additional oxygen intake.”
«The clarification on the definition of the conditions for the practice of outdoor sport will be included in the Question and Answer Guides published by the Government of the Principality, documents that are under continuous review to update and provide information on the measures in the fight against the pandemic “, they point out from the regional executive.
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