Covid cases in Spain exceed 10 million infections

The data on the evolution of the pandemic in Spain gives this first day of February a bittersweet taste. While the 10 million infections are exceeded, there are sharp declines in cases, incidence and hospitalizations, but 408 deaths are estimated

Covid in Spain: 10 million infections, incidence continues to drop and 408 deaths


Two women talk over coffee on a bench in the Poblenou neighborhood of Barcelona. EFE/Marta Pérez/File

The cases of coronavirus have exceeded the barrier of 10 million, 10,039,126 exactly, more than 20 percent of the Spanish population, but with a number of infections in one day well below 100,000 and much lower than those of the last dates , 77,873.

Substantial drop in cumulative incidence

The accumulated incidence also drops considerably, 185 points in one day, and stands at 2,694. Since last Friday it has dropped almost 400 points.

By region, Andalusia is the first community to drop below 1,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in this sixth wave of SARS-CoV-2, with 952, while Catalonia is in the lead, with 4,674, but in decline.

The fall in the accumulated incidence is also observed by age groups, with those under 11 years of age in the first place (5,156) and the group between 60 and 69 years of age with the lowest figure (1,266).

Notable drop in hospital pressure

Another of the important indicators to gauge the evolution of the covid, hospital pressure, also drops significantly compared to yesterday.

Today the figure is 18,087 covid patients admitted to the plant, 14.5 percent of the total. Yesterday this data showed a balance of 18,735. They are 648 in a single day.

In the ucis today there are 2,054 (21.7%), while yesterday there were 2,107. A decrease of 53 people.

Revenues are substantially below discharges. 1,874 patients have been admitted due to covid but 2,524 have been discharged.

PCR positivity drops from 36.4% yesterday to 35.8% today.

Strong increase in deaths

The number of deaths is surprising, since it shows the highest number of deaths in the entire sixth wave in a single day.

Today’s data brings deaths from covid to 408, adding an official total since the pandemic began, almost two years ago, of 93,633.

Vaccines

Data from the Ministry of Health offers a total of 93,429,127 doses of vaccines delivered, 90,135,347 doses administered, and 38,289,398 people with a complete immunization schedule.

year vaccinations
Start of vaccination of children aged between 9 and 11 years. EFE/Sergio G. Cañizares POOL

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