Every region in Spain has experienced an overall decline but death toll continues to climb in fifth wave
The 20 to 29 population has dropped from 1,626 cases per 100,000 on August 2 to just 290 this Thursday, while those aged between 12 and 19 years have experienced a decline from 1,516 infections last month to 398 this week. The age bracket that has decreased the least includes those under 11, who aren’t yet being vaccinated in Spain.
Despite the general decline, there are still eight regions that have cumulative incidence rates of more than 250 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, placing them firmly in the ‘extreme risk’ category: Melilla (428), Ceuta (419), Extremadura (413), Basque Country (278), La Rioja (268), Cantabria (267), Castilla-La Mancha (265) and the Balearic Islands (253).
On the other hand, absolutely every community has experienced a decline compared to Wednesday, with the most marked decreases in Extremadura (down 30 points), La Rioja (down 18 points) and Cantabria (down 17 points).
New infections, however, are on the rise again with 9,561 cases recorded yesterday, bringing the total number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic up to almost five million (4,871,444). This new high daily number comes after the lowest figure since June 25 was recorded the previous day.
Moreover, Covid-related deaths show no signs of improvement unfortunately. In the last 24 hours, 168 more fatalities were reported, the second-highest figure this week. Overall, since August 26, there have been 779 deaths in Spain, bringing the total death toll to 84,640.
Hospital pressure continues its very gradual decline. According to the Ministry, there are currently 6,288 people hospitalised with Covid (compared to 6,623 the previous day), which corresponds to 5.34 per cent of available hospital beds. There are 1,491 patients in ICUs, accounting for 16.2 per cent of beds.
Image: Ayuntamiento Torre Pacheco
Source: Murcia Today
