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Covid cases and hospital pressure drop in Galicia

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23/05/2021 12:08 h


Two weeks after the fall of the state of alarm and the toughest associated restrictions, Galicia continues in a stable situation with respect to the coronavirus pandemic, having detected 173 new infections in the last 24 hours through any type of test, eleven less than the previous day.

In addition, active cases of covid-19 have once again registered a negative evolution, reaching 2,656 in total, 29 less than a day ago, while hospital pressure is slightly reduced, with 138 admitted, one less than 24 hours ago.

Specifically, according to the data updated this Sunday morning by the Regional Ministry of Health with records until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, the decrease in hospitalized patients is due to the fact that in intensive care units there are thirty people with covid, one less, while those in the plant remain at 108.

By health areas, this stability is replicated in Santiago-Barbanza, which does not register variations as there are 17 hospitalized with coronavirus, three of them in the ICU; and in Ourense-Vern-O Barco, with 11 hospitalized, of which four are critical.

Where s patients seen rise is in the Vigo area, with 41 admitted (+2), although nine are still in intensive care; in Lugo-A Maria-Monforte, with nine hospitalized (+1), one of them (without changes) in the ICU; and that of Ferrol, with five (+1), two of them critical (without variations).

In the meantime, Hospital pressure drops in the A Corua-Cee area, until accounting for 36 admitted (-2), of which six are kept in intensive care; and in Pontevedra-O Salns, with 19 hospitalized (-3), five in the ICU (-1).

Active cases decrease

For its part, the active cases of covid-19 in Galicia once again mark a negative evolution as they stand in the data for this Sunday at 2,656, which is 29 less than this Saturday, a day that had precisely broken the streak of three consecutive days of each, according to Europa Press.

This decline has been replicated in five of the seven health areas. The only ones where coronavirus patients grow are Santiago-Barbanza, which totals 18 and stands at 455, and Lugo-A Maria-Monforte, with 14 ms, reaching 220 active cases.

In turn, they descend in the areas of Vigo, to 812 (-9); A Corua-Cee, a 539 (-16); Pontevedra-O Salns, at 343 (-28); Ourense-Vern-O Barco, at 200 (-4); and Ferrol, at 87 (-4).

Drop in contagions

Regarding the contagions of covid-19 detected in the whole of Galicia through any type of test, they have dropped slightly to 173 -170 confirmed through a PCR-. This figure represents a decrease of 11 with respect to the previous day, but is located between the highest of the week.

Of the total number of new infections registered, the Vigo area accumulates 55, followed by A Corua, with 35 positives. The third is Santiago, with 33, and in fourth place is Lugo, with 26. They are followed by the Pontevedra area, with 11; Ourense, with eight; and Ferrol, with only three.

Thus, those infected by coronavirus in Galicia since the beginning of the pandemic amount to 125,900, of which 30,275 correspond to the A Corua area; 24,776, to that of Vigo; 19,781, to that of Santiago; 15,629, to that of Ourense; 14,143, to that of Pontevedra; 12,750, to that of Lugo; and 8,546, to that of Ferrol.

PCR tests carried out by Sergas since the health crisis started have increased to 2,207,456, which implies that in the last 24 hours 5,799 -about half a thousand less than the previous day-.

Regarding the positivity rate, has risen slightly to 2.8%. Thus, it remains below the 5% that the World Health Organization (WHO) sets to consider the pandemic controlled. The last time Galicia crossed this barrier was on February 15.

No deaths reported in two days

The deceased people diagnosed with covid-19 throughout Galicia remain at 2,410 After the Regional Minister of Health did not notify any new death this Saturday, in front of this, 120,858 patients have been cured of this coronavirus so far since the start of the pandemic, 202 more people than those recorded until the previous day.

Mara Hermida

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