Madrid continues in record infections with fewer admitted than in previous waves
The Community of Madrid has reported 21,131 new cases of coronavirus this Tuesday, 17,236 of them diagnosed in the last 24 hours, so it continues to move in record numbers of infections, although the healthcare pressure, despite showing sustained growth, is still it does not exceed that registered in previous waves of the pandemic. In addition, yesterday 10 covid-19 patients died in Madrid hospitals, two less than the previous day, and that add up to 65 deaths in the last seven days, compared to 57 in the previous week.
The daily epidemiological report of the Community of Madrid today incorporates more new cases than ever to the historical series, almost double that of last Tuesday, when there were 11,221. In turn, the 17,236 cases corresponding to the last 24 hours do not make Monday 27 the day with the most diagnosed cases of the entire pandemic for now (it is still Thursday 23, with 19,002), at the expense of the series updates history to be made in the next few days. Regarding the cumulative incidence at 14 days, it is 1,859 cases, more than double that of a week ago when it was 688 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
On the other hand, healthcare pressure remains far from the levels of the most furious waves, although it shows a sustained growth. Today there are 1,336 patients hospitalized in the ward (155 more than yesterday and 585 more than a week ago) and 207 admitted to the ICU (6 more than yesterday and 49 more than a week ago)
Since the start of the pandemic, 1,091,891 cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed in the Community of Madrid. The report of the Ministry of Health of Madrid adds a total of 25,036 deaths. Regarding the vaccination plan, the Community of Madrid has administered 11,764,579 doses, out of a total of 12,095,685 received. 79.7% of the general population of Madrid and 84.4% of the population over 5 years of age already have the complete vaccination schedule. (Eph)
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