Health has notified 218 deaths from coronavirus and 13,873 new infections in its latest report. This means that the pandemic is getting worse. Cumulative incidence continues to grow in some communities. The worst is in Navarra, which already exceeds 1,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days. Melilla is at 822, La Rioja at 549, Aragón at 542, Castilla y León at 503 and Madrid at 431.
Castilla y León exceeds 500, and already meets the three criteria that led to a state of alarm in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants of the Community of Madrid. This Tuesday, Madrid has proposed that an afternoon touch be established, but the Government insists that this would require a state of alarm, and first would like to know if it has sufficient support in Congress.
These are the updated figures this Wednesday, October 21.
Navarra
Navarra has registered a new record of infections, with 574 new cases in the last 24 hours. Its situation is of great concern because the accumulated incidence of the virus there already rises to 1,002 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the national average, which is 323. It is a community with a widely dispersed population, with almost 300 municipalities, and only a third of the inhabitants are concentrated in Pamplona.
As of Thursday, the most forceful restrictions in all of Spain will come into force. The entire community is closed perimeter and bars and restaurants can only serve at home.
Castile and Leon
The health authorities have decided to extend the restrictions in Palencia and León for two more weeks. The situation is worrying because infections are increasing in all provinces. Castile and Leon counts a total of 72,396 positives for coronavirus, 985 of them new, and of which 36 have been diagnosed in the previous day
Madrid
The data on coronavirus infections have improved slightly but remain worrying. In Madrid There are 439 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and about 500 people admitted to the ICU. In addition, this Saturday the validity of the state of alarm ends and it is still not known what will happen next.
Aragon
Aragon today registers the worst data of the entire pandemic. 740 new cases in one day. On Monday they released new restrictions but do not rule out perimeter confinements. They consider closing Zaragoza.
Catalonia
The numbers of the pandemic increase by Catalonia one more day. In the last 24 hours they have registered 51 deceased. It is the worst figure of this second wave. Hospitalizations also rose, and ICUs are already 80% occupied. They do not rule out the curfew to stop the infections.
Galicia
The Xunta de Galicia has activated alert level 2 and limits meetings to a maximum of five people, instead of the limit of ten set a week ago. Level 2 restrictions are established in all Galicia, while Santiago and Milladoiro pass level 3 of capacity restrictions.
Basque Country
The contagions in the Basque Country. Guipúzcoa is of particular concern, where 25% of the population lives in municipalities that are on red alert for the virus. The province already has more than 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants
The Rioja
The virus also continues to advance in La Rioja and the possibility of confinement in Logroño gains strength. The mayor of the city has called for security measures to be respected.
Estremadura
In Extremadura, the perimeter confinement of Almendralejo and from six other locations. The poor evolution of the pandemic has led the board to toughen measures in another 15 municipalities.
Andalusia
Seville and Granada account for almost half of the new infections in Andalusia. There are more than 2,400 positives and 42 deaths in the last 24 hours. Health authorities have already said that their hand will not shake if restrictions are to be tightened.
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