The rate of weekly decline in the incidence of coronavirus slows down

The cumulative incidence of coronavirus cases has dropped in one week, from Friday to Friday, 150 points, to 463 cases per 100,000. In the same period of the previous week that difference was more than 300 points, so the rate of decline is slowing down. The Ministry of Health has reported today 22,400 infections and 174 more deaths.

A health worker walks down the corridor of a hospital. EFE/Javier Belver

Compared to yesterday, the accumulated incidence has dropped by only 12 points, but the decline phase of the sixth wave continues in Spain, which has already left the extreme risk (more than 500 cases) and is at high risk.

The Canary Islands are rising in cases this week with an incidence of 868/100,000, compared to 692 last Friday.

Still at extreme risk are Galicia (722, slowly falling); Murcia (667); Aragon (508); Catalonia (659); Extremadura (572, slightly rising) and La Rioja (571).

With less incidence, at low risk: Andalusia (276); Castile-La Mancha (269); Madrid (268) and Melilla (238).

By age brackets, the highest incidence occurs in the group of 12 to 19 years (727); followed by those between 20 and 29 years old (597) and those between 30 and 39 (507).

Deaths: 1,003 reported

The Ministry of Health has notified a total of 1,003 deaths from covid since last Friday, although many of them have an earlier date of death and have been communicated late by the autonomous communities.

Last Wednesday, more than 100,000 deaths from covid were reached since records were kept at the beginning of the pandemic and this Friday they add up to 100,413.

Compared to yesterday, 174 more deaths were reported.

Infections down

According to him Ministry of Healththe total of positive notified this Friday compared to the previous day is 22,400 and 122,904 in the last eight days.

The previous week, from February 21 to 25, a total of 168,302 were recorded, reflecting a progressive drop in coronavirus cases.

This week the barrier of 11 million infections was also overcome, 11,100,428 this Friday, since the start of the pandemic.

The positivity rate of diagnostic tests It continues to drop to 16.62%, 2.6% less in a week.

No pressure in hospitals

The ICUs are at 9.3% bed occupancy with 851 patients, 39 fewer than yesterday and 202 fewer since Friday, February 25.

In Spanish hospitals, on the ward and ICU, there are 5,693 covid patients (4.5% occupancy), 296 less than yesterday and 1,555 less than the previous Friday.

vaccinations

In total there are 39.1 citizens, 91.1% of the population over 12 years of age, with the complete schedule of the covid vaccine.

In addition, 24.2 million people have already received the booster dose, 51.1% of the general population.

57.6% of children between 5 and 11 years old (1.8 million out of 3.2 million) have received at least one dose and 20.1% already have the complete schedule since the start of the pediatric vaccination campaign.

The incidence of coronavirus falls more than 300 points in a week

The accumulated incidence of coronavirus has dropped 306 points since last Friday, February 18, the week in which Health has reported 1,412 deaths, although some cases are delays in notifications. The sixth wave continues to decline in all indicators, especially in hospitals.

This Friday the incidence stands at 613 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, 35 points less than yesterday (648) and compared to 919 last Friday, a difference of 306 points, still at extreme risk of transmission as long as it does not drop below 500/100,000.

However, the week of February 14 to 18 this difference in the rate of decline was, from Friday to Friday, 542 points, so the curve is slowing down.

All the autonomous communities have dropped below a thousand cases and Galicia, with 999, is in the lead, although its drop is visible since last Friday it had 1,500 new cases.

On the other side, Melilla has 290; Andalusia 313; Castile-La Mancha 390 and Madrid 398.

By age groups, the highest incidence occurs in the group of 12 to 19 years (983); followed by those between 20 and 29 years old (752).

Deaths: 1,412 reported

The Ministry of Health It has notified a total of 1,412 deaths from covid since last Friday, although many of them have an earlier date of death and have been communicated late by the autonomous communities.

This Friday, 248 deaths have been reported, 226 yesterday, 301 on Wednesday, 173 on Tuesday and 464 on Monday after the weekend.

Since death records are available from this health crisis, a total of 99,410 people have died in Spain.

Infections down

According to the Ministry of Health, the total number of positives reported this Friday compared to the previous day is 27,527 and 168,302 in the last eight days.

The previous week, from February 14 to 18, a total of 205,022 were recorded, reflecting a progressive drop in coronavirus cases.

Since the start of the pandemic, as far as is known, there have been 10,977,524 cases in Spain.

The positivity rate of diagnostic tests continues to drop to 19.22%, 3.8 points less in a week.

Less hospital strain

The ICUs are at 11.38% bed occupancy with 1,053 patients, 59 less than yesterday and 231 less since Friday, February 18.

No autonomous community is in a situation of extreme risk (more than 25% occupancy), although Catalonia has 20.75%.

In Spanish hospitals, on the ward and ICU, there are 7,248 covid patients (5.848% occupancy), 576 less than yesterday and 2,494 less than the previous Friday.

vaccinations

In total there are 38,425,973 citizens91.1% of the population over 12 years of age, with the full schedule of the covid vaccine.

In addition, 24 million people have already received the booster dose, 50.7% of the general population.

57.1% of children between 5 and 11 years old (1.8 million out of 3.2 million) have received at least one dose and 16.7% already have the complete schedule since the start of the pediatric vaccination campaign.

226 more deaths and the incidence slows down its rate of de-escalation

The Ministry of Health has notified this Thursday 226 more deaths and 35,892 coronavirus infections since yesterday. The incidence of cases continues to be de-escalated but slows down by dropping 27.7 points in the last 24 hours.

Tolosa celebrates the traditional chupinazo with which it recovers its carnivals, which become the first massive party organized in the Basque Country after the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic. EFE/Javier Etxezarreta

The accumulated incidence at 14 days stands at 648.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, 27.7 points less than on Wednesday, while in the previous days this difference exceeded 50 points, so the rate of decline of this sixth wave is slow down

Galicia is the only region that exceeds a thousand cases (1,059), while Castilla-La Mancha with 399 and Melilla with 319 are at the bottom of the new infections.

By age bracketsthe incidence is low in all groups, with 12 to 19 year-olds in the lead with 938 cases, followed by 20 to 29 with 792 and under 11 with 720 cases.

Deaths: 226 deaths

One more day the Ministry of Health has notified a high number of deaths, 226, after yesterday they were 301 and 464 last Monday, although there may be delays in notifications by the autonomous communities.

The death toll during the sixth wave, which began just over four months ago, amounts to 12,245.

The total number of deaths since records are available in this pandemic is 99,162.

The infections: 35,892

Health It has reported 35,892 infections since yesterday, a figure somewhat higher than yesterday’s (33,911) and Tuesday’s (22,194), although far from the more than 300,000 that were reached after a weekend at the peak of the sixth wave .

Since the start of the pandemic in Spain there are already 10,949,997 coronavirus infections on record.

The positivity rate of diagnostic tests it continues to fall to 20.05%, thirty tenths less than yesterday.

Less pressure on hospitals

The ICUs are at 11.95% bed occupancy with 1,112 patients, 50 less since yesterday although still at high risk (between 10% and 5%).

All the autonomous communities are below the extreme risk of occupation (25%). Catalonia and Aragon have 21% occupancy, while Galicia stands at 2.9%, in a new normality.

In Spanish hospitals, on the ward and ICU, there are 7,824 covid patients (6.2% occupancy), 434 fewer patients than last Friday and in a situation of medium risk (from 5% to 10% of occupied beds).

In the last 24 hours, 675 people have been admitted due to covid and 1,112 have been discharged.

Vaccines

In total there are 38,401,260 citizens, 91% of the population over 12 years of age, with the full schedule of the covid vaccine.

In addition, 23.9 million people have already received the booster dose, 50.5% of the general population.

57% of children between 5 and 11 years old (1.8 million out of 3.2 million) have received at least one dose and 16.1% already have the complete schedule since the campaign started on December 15 pediatric vaccination.

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Slight slowdown in the rate of decline in the incidence of coronavirus

The rate of the incidence of coronavirus cases shows a slight slowdown, falling 50 points since yesterday, the lowest difference in recent weeks. All the indicators of the sixth wave continue to fall, especially daily infections, 22,194, and deaths, 173.

Two men consume at the bar of a bar in San Sebastián after the restrictions are lifted. EFE/Javier Etxezarreta

After the weekend, the incidence fell 133 points this Monday compared to Friday and 65 compared to Thursday, so a slight slowdown is observed.

The accumulated incidence stands at 735 cases per 100,000 (786 yesterday), still in a situation of very high risk of transmission until it drops below 500 cases.

Only Galicia (1,194 cases) and Murcia (1,040) are above a thousand cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

At the other extreme, Melilla (392) and Andalusia (419).

By age brackets the incidence was low in all groups, with 12 to 19 year-olds leading the way with 1,074 cases, followed by 20 to 29 with 853 and under 11 with 847 cases.

The infections: 22,194

Health It has reported 22,194 infections since yesterday, the lowest daily figure in recent weeks and far from the more than 300,000 that were reached after a weekend at the peak of the sixth wave.

Since the start of the pandemic in Spain there are already 10,880,194 coronavirus infections on record.

The positivity rate of diagnostic tests still down to 20.39% vs. 21.32 yesterday.

Deaths: 173 deaths

The Ministry of Health has reported 173 more deaths, one of the lowest figures in recent days since 464 were reported yesterday, and there are cases that are due to delays in communication.

The total number of deaths since records are available in this pandemic is 98,635.

The drop in hospital occupancy continues

The ICUs are at 12.77% bed occupancy with 1,185 patients, 39 fewer since yesterday and at medium risk (between 10 and 5%).

All the autonomous communities are below the very high risk of occupation (25%). Catalonia is the one with the most occupation (23.93%) and Galicia the one with the least, 3.36%, in a new normality.

In Spanish hospitals, on the ward and ICU, there are 8,859 covid patients (7.13% occupancy), 505 fewer patients than last Friday and in a situation of medium risk (5 to 10% of occupied beds).

In the last 24 hours, 747 people have been admitted due to covid and 1,268 have been discharged.

464 deaths and 786 incidence cases after the weekend

After the weekend, the autonomous communities have communicated to the Ministry of Health 464 more deaths from covid, 48,770 positives (20,000 less than last Monday) and another 464 deaths. The accumulated incidence has dropped 133 points since Friday and stands at 786 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

Two waiters set up a terrace in Valencia. EFE/Biel Aliño

The sixth wave of the pandemic in Spain continues, after the weekend, its downward trend with the cumulative incidence to 786 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, still in a situation of very high risk of transmission until it does not drop below 500 cases.

All regions experience notable drops in cases. Galicia is the region with the highest incidence of cases (1,270), followed with more than a thousand positives by Murcia (1,119); Valencia (1,056) and Extremadura (1,038).

At the other extreme, Andalusia presents 453 cases per 100,000.

By age brackets the low incidence in all groups with the group of 12 to 19 years at the head with 1,181 cases, followed by those under 11 years of age with 957 cases, now in full vaccination campaign.

Deaths: 464 more

After the weekend, the Ministry of Health has reported 464 more deaths, although some of them may be due to delays in communication.

The total number of deaths since records are available in this pandemic is 98,462.

Infections: 20,000 less than last Monday

Health It has reported 48,778 infections in three days, 20,000 less than last Monday (68,760) and far from the more than 300,000 that were reached after a weekend at the peak of the sixth wave.

Since the start of the pandemic in Spain there are already 10,858,000 coronavirus infections on record.

The positivity rate of diagnostic tests still down to 21.32% vs. 23.05 on Friday.

Less pressure on hospitals

The ICUs are at 13.20% bed occupancy with 1,224 patients, 60 less since Friday and at medium risk (between 10 and 5%).

Above the very high risk of occupancy (25%) are only the critical care units in Catalonia (25.40%) and in the new normal is Galicia with an occupancy of 3.76%, the region with the highest incidence (1,270 cases ).

In Spanish hospitals, on the ward and ICU, there are 9,364 covid patients (7.56% occupancy), 378 fewer patients than last Friday and in a situation of medium risk (5 to 10% of occupied beds).

In the last 24 hours, 701 people have been admitted due to covid and 573 have been discharged.

Vaccines

In total there are 38,854,296 citizens, 91% of the population over 12 years of age, with the complete schedule of the covid vaccine.

In addition, 23.8 million people have already received the booster dose, 50.3 of the general population.

56.9% of children aged 5 to 11 years (1.8 million out of 3.2 million) have received at least one dose and 13.6% already have the complete schedule since the start of the pediatric vaccination campaign.

The incidence of coronavirus drops from a thousand cases, figures prior to Christmas

The cumulative incidence of coronavirus has fallen below one thousand cases (984) per 100,000 inhabitants, a figure that has not been seen since December 23, the eve of the Christmas holidays. The number of deaths this Thursday is again high, 360, and a progressive decline in hospital occupancy continues.

The incidence of coronavirus cases falls below a thousand cases, figures prior to Christmas. EFE / Orlando Barría

This sixth wave, which began in early November, gained strength in December with the arrival of the omicron variant and skyrocketed at Christmas, reaching the peak and record for the entire pandemic on Friday, January 21, with 3,418 cases per 1,000,000.

Almost a month later, the curve has dropped rapidly and the 14-day cumulative incidence drops from 1,000 cases this Thursday, 984 compared to 1,060 yesterday.

The autonomous community with the highest incidence is Galicia (1,575) and the lowest is Andalusia with 473.

The incidence is low in all age brackets. The group from 12 to 19 years old is in the lead with 1,451 cases, followed by those under 11 with 1,307.

Deaths: 360 more

The Ministry of Health Today, it has notified 360 more deaths, a figure that is still high (yesterday 444) and many of them correspond to delayed notifications by the autonomous communities.

The total number of deaths since records are available in this pandemic is 97,710 and the lethality is 0.9%.

The infections: 34,210

Coronavirus infections continue to decline and the latest report shows 34,213 (53,055 last Thursday).

The daily record of positives in this sixth wave was reached on Thursday, January 13, with 179,125.

Since the start of the pandemic, the Ministry of Health has recorded 10,778,607 coronavirus infections in Spain.

Steady drop in hospital occupancy

The ICUs go from high to medium risk, having an occupation of 14.48% with 1,351 patients, 28 less since yesterday.

Above the very high risk of occupation (25%) are still critical units in Catalonia (28.18%).

In Spanish hospitals, on the ward and ICU, there are 10,251 covid patients (8.25% occupancy, low risk), 647 fewer patients than yesterday.

Hospital discharges (1,557) exceed admissions (907).

vaccinations

In total there are 38,396,333 citizens, 91% of the population over 12 years of age, with the complete schedule of the covid vaccine.

In addition, 23.6 million people have already received the booster dose, 78.6% of those over 40 years of age, 39.3% of those between 30 and 39 years of age and 29.3% of those between 20 and 29. years.

56.7% of children aged 5 to 11 years (1.8 million out of 3.2 million) have received the first dose of the vaccine since the campaign began on December 15 and the first are already being inoculated with the second doses after the 8-week interval.

Incidence falls 217 points and 601 deaths reported after the weekend

The cumulative incidence of coronavirus falls 217 points after the weekend to 1,244 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. All epidemiological indicators continue to decline, except for the deaths that total 601 reported since last Friday.

Customers at a bar in San Sebastián. The Basque Government, since Monday, has relaxed the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. EFE/Javier Etxezarreta

The sixth wave of coronavirus in Spain is still in a rapid decline phase, except for deaths. After the weekend, 601 more deaths have been reported, one of the highest figures after three days although many of the cases correspond to delayed notifications.

Last Monday, February 7, a total of 335 deaths from covid were reported in three days, while last Friday (last day with data), there were 389.

The total number of deaths since records are available in this pandemic is 96,596.

According to Health, the communities have reported almost 10,000 deaths (9,679) since the beginning of the sixth wave (October 14, 2021), which represents 10% of the total deaths from covid in the two years of the pandemic.

The incidence: 217 points less

The cumulative incidence to 14 days of coronavirus it has fallen 217 points since last Friday to 1,244 cases per 100,000 compared to 1,461 three days ago.

All regions have dropped below 2,000 cases and those with the highest incidence are Galicia (1,869); Murcia (1,861) and Cantabria (1,809).

At the other extreme, Andalusia stands out with 509 cases; Canary Islands with 555; Melilla with 846 and Madrid with 883 cases, according to data released this Monday by the Ministry of Health.

For age bracketsthe incidence is low in all groups, especially in those under 11 years of age with 1,811 cases/100,000 compared to 2,288 last Friday.

Infections: they drop to 68,706 in three days

According to the Ministry of Health, there have been 68,706 infections more after the weekend, in contrast to last Monday when the positives amounted to 120,818

Since the start of the pandemic in Spain there are already 10,672,906 infections on record.

The positivity rate of diagnostic tests continues to drop to 27.66 compared to 29.46 on Friday or 31.69 last Monday.

Less pressure on hospitals

The ICUs are at 16.34% bed occupancy with 1,525 patients, 63 less since Friday and 313 since last Monday.

Above the very high risk of occupancy (25%) are still the critical units of Catalonia (31%) and Aragon (26%).

In Spanish hospitals, on the ward and ICU, there are 12,170 covid patients (9.8% occupancy), 673 fewer patients than last Friday and 3,821 since Monday, February 7.

Vaccines

In total there are 38,382,155 citizens, 91% of the population over 12 years of age, with the full schedule of the covid vaccine.

In addition, 23.3 million people have already received the booster dose, 78.2% of those over 40 years of age, 38% of those between 30 and 39 years of age and 27% of those between 20 and 29 years of age.

56.3% of children aged 5 to 11 years (1.8 million out of 3.2 million) have received the first dose of the vaccine since the campaign began on December 15 and the first are already being inoculated with the second doses after the 8-week interval.

The rate of childhood vaccination in the autonomous communities is uneven, in the Balearic Islands it is 34.4%, while Galicia has vaccinated 82% of the pediatric population.

uncommon with high incidence in Spain

Cancer of the penis is a tumor that can carry a great risk for the male reproductive system. This affects 8 out of every 100,000 men in the world, with Spain being the country with the highest incidence in Europe.

Cancer of the penis is a tumor with a lower prevalence compared to other types of cancer of the male reproductive system such as prostate and testicular cancer.

East affects 8 out of every 100,000 men in the world, being diagnosed around 450 new cases a year in Spain.

The highest incidence in the world is found in Brazil. Interestingly, according to the European Urology guidelines, the highest incidence of penile cancer in Europe is found in our countrymore specifically in the province of Albacete.

The age at which penile cancer usually debuts is variable, but the peak incidence usually occurs around the sixth decade of life.

To learn more about penile cancer we have spoken with the Dr. Borja García, specialist in urology at the private clinic ROC Clinic.

How is it diagnosed?

“The diagnosis is eminently clinical,” says the doctor. There are no blood markers and it is not usual to use imaging tests, although there are cases in which it is used to rule out metastasis.

A specialist physically analyzes the patient, perceiving whether the lesion on the penis is cancer or not. You can also use a PET, a non-invasive diagnostic technique that allows you to take images of the patient’s body that show the activity and metabolism of the body’s organs.

“In some cases it will be necessary to confirm with a biopsy. In other cases, the treatment, which is exeresis, will give us the diagnosis»

reports the urologist.

There are different subtypes of penile cancer depending on the cells that produce it.

The most common is squamous cell carcinoma, which comprises around 50-60% of cases of penile cancer.

What are your symptoms and your risk?

The symptoms are usually quite obvious, according to the doctor.

“Any abnormality that appears on the penis, any red or cauliflower-like lesion should be evaluated by a specialist to rule out penile cancer”

advise.

The penis is made up of various types of tissue and the type of cancer depends on the type of cell where it develops.

90% of penile cancers usually develop through squamous cells that can appear anywhere on the penis, being more common areas such as the glans or the foreskin.

Precancerous lesion of the penis. Photo courtesy of ROC Clinic.

This type of cancer can be very dangerous if not detected early. An early diagnosis allows “treatment to be less aggressive and simpler, as well as more effective,” the expert tells us.

“Penis cancer partially responds to radiotherapy, but when the tumor is very extensive, chemo systems do not respond well. If it is diagnosed early, survival rates will be high, otherwise they will fall drastically”

points out the specialist.

How can it be prevented?

In cases of phimosis, which prevent full exposure of the glans, inflammations are formed that in the long term favor the appearance of penile cancerbeing “circumcision the best way to prevent it,” says the expert.

What is your treatment?

This tumor has a slow growth, reason why it is necessary to go to exploration before any symptom that allows diagnosing it to eliminate it in time.

“Treatment is usually its exeresis, the removal of it with margins. We must make sure that there is healthy adjacent tissue so that the tumor does not progress and is completely eliminated”

explains Borja Garcia.

Depending on the situation and the characteristics of the cancer of the penis that is suffered, and its size and its progress, there are different treatments.

“We have surgeries depending on where you are located. If it is on the foreskin, a circumcision may be enough and if it is on the glans, amputations of the glans may be necessary.”

points out the specialist in urology.

In the case of a more superficial tumor «conservative treatments are usually resorted to, such as CO2 laser or mucosal exeresis with which the mucosa is replaced with a skin graft to give the penis a much more normal appearance ».

What is reconstructive surgery?

Urination is also affected in this surgery. Depending on the case, different interventions can be made.

According to the specialist, in the event that it is not possible to preserve the urethra, or to perform a neourethra in the neophallus (new penis after amputation), “it is resorted to opening it below the testicles, forcing the patient to urinate sitting down since the hole is behind the testicles.”

“In other cases, a new urethra can be made in that graft, allowing the patient to urinate exactly as if he had the original penis”

indicates the doctor.

What happens to fertility and sexuality after penile cancer?

Before surgery, it is possible to preserve semen before the intervention or extract it later “accessing the testicles with a biopsy and extracting the semen from them”.

In the case of sexuality, this will depend on the degree of cancer and surgery that is performed.

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Although penile cancer is a rare tumor, its symptoms must be known, since early diagnosis plays an important role. As well as the role played by prevention, since part of these tumors arise from the root of avoidable causes.

Antioquia: Increased foot of force in areas with the highest incidence of crime - Medellín - Colombia

The Ministry of Defense announced this Tuesday that there will be an increase in force in areas of Antioquia with the highest incidence of crime, to attack crime and reduce homicide rates in the department.

During a meeting in Bogotá with the governor of Antioquia, Aníbal Gaviria Correa, the president put on the table the issues of concern regarding security in the department and the actions that must be implemented to attack crime. Among them, it was agreed to strengthen capabilities in technology and mobility for the public force and a greater presence in the territory.

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“Support was defined with an increase in foot force focused on regions of the department that are having a higher incidence of the presence of criminal groups,” said the governor.

For his part, Diego Molano, Minister of Defense, announced that “we have agreed to concentrate the efforts that Antioquia has in this plan with our Army and Police in the Northeast area.”

Molano indicated that the construction of the Pedro Justo Berrío battalion, in western Antioquia, is already in the budget of his portfolio and construction will begin during the first half of the year.

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“The commitment of the national government and the Ministry of Defense to invest in the Pedro Justo Berrío battalion, in western Antioquia, was confirmed. A strategically located battalion and of which we hope to start works this first semester”, said, for his part, the governor.

On February 18, both the governor and the minister will be in the Southwest of the department to consolidate the “Safer Farm” strategy, which began in this area of ​​the department, but would become a model.

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The incidence of coronavirus drops from 2,000 cases with 335 more deaths

The incidence of coronavirus drops 301 points after the weekend and is below 2,000 cases (1,997) per 100,000 inhabitants. The Ministry of Health has reported 335 deaths and 120,818 more infections.

Archive photo of a terrace in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. EFE/Ramon de la Rocha

The sixth wave follows its decrease in the 14-day cumulative incidence of coronavirus to 1,997 cases per 100,000 compared to 2,299 last Friday.

All regions They are down with Catalonia at the head of the incidence with 3,139 cases (3,825 on Friday) followed by Murcia (3,089) and Valencia (3,015).

At the other extreme, Andalusia stands out with 701 cases and Galicia with 798, according to data released this Monday by the Ministry of Health.

For age bracketsthe low incidence in all groups, especially in those under 11 years of age with 3,489 cases per 100,000 (4,277 last Friday).

Mortality: 335 more deaths

Despite the drop in all indicators, mortality registers one of the highest figures reported in this sixth wave, 335, although there may be deaths reported late by the autonomous communities.

With a date of death in the last 7 days there are 655 people and 94,570 since the start of this health crisis.

The infections: 120,818 after the weekend

According to the Ministry of Health, there have been 120,818 more infections and a total of 10,395,471 since the start of the pandemic in Spain.

The p positivity ratediagnostic tests continues to drop to 31.69%.

Less pressure on hospitals

The ICUs are at 19.56% bed occupancy with 1,838 patients, 42 fewer since Friday.

Catalonia has lowered the pressure on critical units by dropping to 36% since last week it was still at 40%.

In Spanish hospitals, on the ward and ICU, there are 15,991 covid patients (12.8% occupancy), 335 fewer after the weekend.

Vaccines

In total there are 38.3 million citizens, 90.9% of the population over 12 years of age with the full schedule of the covid vaccine.

In addition, 22.2 million people have already received the booster dose, 77% of those over 40 years of age.

55.6% of children aged 5 to 11 years (1.8 million of 3.3 million) have received the first dose of the vaccine since the campaign began on December 15.

The rate of child vaccination in the autonomous communities is uneven, in the Balearic Islands it does not reach 34%, while Galicia has vaccinated 81.9% of the pediatric population.

The incidence of coronavirus falls more than 700 points since Friday

The incidence of coronavirus in Spain has fallen 779 points since last Friday and infections total 495,523 in these eight days. The decline in the sixth wave of the pandemic is consolidated with a drop also in hospital occupancy but with 195 more deaths reported since yesterday.

Vaccination in the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia. EFE/Biel Aliño

Compared to this Thursday, the 14-day cumulative incidence falls 121 points to 2,299 cases per 100,000 inhabitants compared to the 3,078 registered the previous Friday, a drop of 779 points.

All regions They are in the declining phase with Catalonia at the head of the incidence with 3,825 cases compared to 5,352 on January 30.

At the other extreme, Andalusia stands out with 727 incidence cases (1,076 8 days ago).

For age bracketsthe low incidence in all groups, especially in those under 11 years of age with 4,277 cases per 100,000, compared to 4,596 yesterday and 5,813 last Friday.

Infections down

According to him Ministry of Healththe total of positive reported this Friday compared to the previous day is 74,937 and 495,523 since last Friday. The previous week, from January 21 to 30, 803,672 were recorded.

Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 10,274,653 coronavirus infections in Spain.

The test positivity rate diagnoses continues to fall to 33.9%, 5 points less in a week.

The mortality

With a date of death in the last 7 days there are 833 people and 94,235 since the start of this health crisis.

In relation to the previous day, this Friday 195 more deaths are reported.

Hospital stress is reduced

The ICUs are at 19.9% ​​bed occupancy with 1,880 patients, 67 fewer than yesterday and 180 fewer since Friday, January 30.

Catalonia has lowered the pressure on critical units by dropping to 37.6% and after having an occupation of 40% for two days this week.

In Spanish hospitals, on the ward and ICU, there are 16,326 covid patients (13% occupancy), 686 less than yesterday and 2,067 less than the previous Friday.

vaccinations

In total there are 38.3 million citizens -90.8% of the total population- with the double dose, of which 22.2 million have the extra or reinforcement serum against the coronavirus and 55.4 of the children from 5 to 11 with the first dose.

The incidence drops from 3,000 cases after the weekend with 182,123 positives

The accumulated incidence of coronavirus drops from 3,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants to 2,879 after the weekend and taking into account that Aragón has not updated the epidemiological data this Monday. The number of reported deaths is 259 and infections total 182,123 since the last report last Friday.

The Generalitat Valenciana has reopened the mass vaccination spaces, the “vacunodromes”, to speed up the administration of the booster dose against covid. EFE/Kai Forsterling

The peak of the sixth wave and maximum record of the entire pandemic in Spain was reached last Friday, January 21, with 3,418 infections per 100,000 and since then a downward trend has been shown.

Since Friday, the incidence has dropped 198 points, but without the data from Aragón, which last Friday had an incidence of 4,510/100,000.

All the regions experience decreases in the last three days, such as Catalonia and the Valencian Community, which in the last report continued to rise.

The 7-day cumulative incidence is also down, from 1,306 to 1,163 this Monday.

For age bracketsthe incidence is low in all age groups, especially in those under 11, who registered 5,461/100,000 this Monday compared to 5,813 on Friday.

The deceased: 259 notified in three days

This Monday, the Ministry of Health has reported 259 deaths since last Friday and 675 with a date of death in the last 7 days.

The total number of deaths since there are records of deaths certified by tests in the pandemic in Spain is 93,225.

The global lethality is 0.9%.

The infections: 182,123

The Ministry of Health has reported 182,123 cases of coronavirus this Monday since the last report last Friday.

The total infections since the start of the pandemic it has approached 10 million, 9,660,208.

The positivity rate of diagnostic tests drops to 36.43%.

Slight uptick in hospitals

The total number of patients admitted to hospitals (plant and ICU) is 18,735, 342 more since Friday and rises again to 15.05%, high risk.

The occupancy of the ICUs rises from 21.77 to 22.28% with 2,107 patients, 47 more than three days ago.

Catalonia continues to lead the occupation by covid in the critical units, 40.9%, while Aragon is at 31.5% and the Balearic Islands at 30%.

Vaccination

In total there are 38,289,398 citizens -90.8% of the total population- with the double dose, of which 21,495,632 have the extra or reinforcement serum against the coronavirus.

84.1% of those over 50 years of age are already reinforced with the new dose, a percentage that decreases in other ranges: from 40 to 49 (50%), from 30 to 39 (28%) and from 20 to 29 (15 %).

Low incidence of coronavirus and slight rebound in hospitals

The incidence of coronavirus has fallen again since last Friday, 37 points less to 3,381. After the weekend, 253 more deaths and 305,432 infections are reported, which means that the accumulated total now exceeds nine million in Spain. Almost a thousand more patients are registered in hospitals.

Analysis of an antigen test. EFE/Ramon de la Rocha

After the 14-day cumulative incidence record of this sixth wave of the pandemic in Spain, which was reached last Friday with 3,418 cases per 100,000, and after three days of consecutive drops, today it drops again to 3,381.

These undulations mean that it is not yet possible to determine whether the peak of this sixth wave has been reached.

The 7-day cumulative incidence shows a rise of 30 points since last Friday, from 1,456 to 1,486 cases per 100,000.

The omicron variant has been causing an increase in infections since the beginning of December, although there are autonomous communities such as Madrid or Andalusia that were not reporting the positive cases detected in the home environment, so the number of those affected could be higher.

There are autonomous communities that continue to rise, such as Catalonia, which reaches 5,402 cases/100,000, or the Valencian Community with 4,005, while those that are at the head of the incidence, such as Aragón, Murcia, Navarra or the Basque Country, are declining.

By age groups, those under 11 years of age are at the head (5,248 cases/100,000) and at the other extreme are the age group between 70 and 79 years (1,555).

Contagions: more than 9 million cases in Spain

Since there are records of coronavirus cases in Spain, the first was detected on January 31, 2020, this Monday the nine million barrier is exceeded, specifically 9,280,890, of which almost 50% of them have produced during the sixth wave that began in November.

After the weekend, a total of 305,432 cases are reported in three days, 101,810 per day.

Compared to the previous Monday, January 17, that number was 331,467, down 26,035 in a week.

The positivity rate of diagnostic tests continues to decline since last Friday (38%) to 37.39% today.

Mortality: 253 more deaths

This Monday, the Ministry of Health has reported 253 more deaths since last Friday.

With date of death in the last 7 days there are 573 deceased.

The total number of deaths since there are records of deaths certified by evidence in the pandemic in Spain is 91,994.

The global lethality is 1%.

Slight uptick in hospitals

After the weekend there has been a slight upturn in hospital occupancy.

The total number of patients admitted to hospitals (plant and ICU) is 19,617, 942 more since last Friday, 15.76% (14.96% last Friday).

In the ucis there are 2,261 covid patients, 59 more since Friday, occupying 23.94 of the beds (23.25% on Friday).

For two weeks, the occupancy of ICU beds has remained at 23%, high risk, with slight ups and downs.

Catalonia remains at the head of employment and rises to 43.30%, while Aragon, the Balearic Islands and Melilla are above 30%.

vaccinations

70.5% of people over 40 years of age already have the booster dose, while 70% have already received the single-dose booster from Janssen and 81.9 from AstraZeneca, 19.6 million people.

The last groups to join the third dose still have low percentages, that is, 11.4% from 20 to 29 years old have been inoculated and 19.1% from 30 to 39 years old.

53% of children between the ages of 5 and 11 have been vaccinated with one dose, a total of 1.7 million of the 3.3 million target population since the campaign began on December 15.

In Spain, 90.7% of the population over 12 years of age has received the full course of the covid vaccine, 38.2 million people.

The incidence of covid in Spain rises again strongly

After three days of truce, which seemed to herald the peak of the sixth wave of covid in Spain, the week closed with a rise of 139 points in the accumulated incidence, although hospital and ICU pressure shows a drop

Health personnel of the Hospital Parc Taulí in Sabadell (Barcelona) in the ICU for patients with COVID-19. EFE / Quique Garcia

The incidence of covid in Spain rises again strongly

The penultimate week of January closes in Spain with a new rise in the accumulated incidence of the coronavirus in Spain, which, however, fell during the last three days.

If we thought that the sixth wave had reached its peak, today’s data does not at all show that this is the case.

The data

Cumulative incidence

The cumulative incidence at 14 days, number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants, rises 139 points in a single day, a figure that alone exceeds the drops on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The incidence jumps to 3,418.46, while last Friday, January 14, it was at 3,192.46.

By region, the autonomous city of Ceuta is in the lead (6,366), followed by the communities of Aragón (5,730), Navarra (5,528) and Murcia (5,372).

Below 2,000 is only Andalusia (1,393). The rest of the communities estimate between 2,000 and 5,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, with notable differences.

By age groups, those under 11 years of age are in the lead (4,599) and people between 70 and 79 years of age have the lowest figure (1,578).

infections

Today the number of infections adds 141,095 new cases to a total of 8,975,458.

Since last Friday, the total number of infections has risen to 882,422, about 10 percent of the cases recorded since the pandemic broke out, nearly two years ago.

hospital pressure

In line with the characteristics of this sixth wave, the very high number of covid infections does not translate into clear increases in hospital pressure.

Today there are 18,675 admitted patients (14.9%), compared to 18,934 yesterday, Thursday, and 19,000 on Wednesday. Downward trend, therefore, although less was recorded last Friday, 17,436.

In the ICUs, today there are 2,202 patients (23.2%), compared to 2,204 yesterday and 2,230 on Wednesday.

Also downward trend, with 2,224 last Friday, which means 22 fewer patients in intensive care units in the course of the week.

The community that continues to register the strongest pressure on the ucis, well above the average, is Catalonia (42 percent).

A good fact is that the income is below the discharge. Compared to 2,178 admissions for SARS-Cov-2 in the last 24 hours, 2,351 discharges.

The positivity by PCR is also improving, since if seven days ago it was 40.9 percent, this Friday it stands at 38%.

Deceased

The fatality from covid is now at 1 percent.

The number of deaths that have occurred in the last 24 hours is 142, reaching a total of official deaths since the pandemic began of 91,741.

Between Friday of last week and this Friday, 982 people have died from covid.

Casualties due to covid in the classrooms

The Ministers of Health, Carolina Darias (c); of Education, Pilar Alegría (l), and of Universities, Joan Subirats (r), during the press conference in which the return to classrooms in person after Christmas was announced /EFE/Javier Lizón

A total of 24,724 teachers, 4.28% of the 755,000 in Spain, are on sick leave due to covid, and 1,962 classrooms, 0.49% of the 405,000 in Spain, are confined due to the disease. informed this Friday the Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Pilar Alegría.

The minister added that the number of confined students is 262,450, of the 8.2 million there are.

Pilar Alegría has admitted that “cases are increasing” because schools “are not elements unrelated to reality”, but these centers “have never been exporters of cases, in any case, importers of those who came from outside.”

Second consecutive day of drop in the covid incidence in Spain

The sixth wave of covid in Spain lowers the accumulated incidence for the second day, although with more than 150,000 cases. The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, asks for caution, but indicates that the peak of this wave of the coronavirus may be reaching

The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, chairs, by videoconference, the meeting of the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System, this Wednesday in Madrid. EFE/Pool Moncloa/Fernando Calvo

Second day of decline in the cumulative incidence of covid in Spain

“We are going to assess the situation in the coming days and wait for the decline to consolidate. It seems that we are reaching the peak of the sixth wave or we are close. Stabilization and decrease in incidence is observed in all age groups”, Carolina Darias has assessed, at a press conference, after the Interterritorial Health Council.

Despite the high incidences of the sixth wave, the minister has followed, seven times above other waves, the possibility of hospitalization has been eight times lower, between 10 and 15 times less the possibility of entering the ICU, and of dying , 20 times less.

With many more cases, hospital occupancy has been the same or below that of a year ago, in the third wave of the coronavirus, added Darias, who has placed the omicron variant as dominant, between 70 and 90 percent, depending on the autonomous communities.

“Today is the second day in the change in trend in the evolution of the virus, a change to consolidate,” he completed.

The data

Cumulative incidence and cases

The cumulative incidence, number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants, come back down today, 20 points, and stands at 3,286.44 (yesterday 3,306.52).

However, although the accumulated incidence has decreased, the number of infections in one day registered today is much higher than yesterday. Today 157,941 compared to 94,472 yesterday. The total number of infected since the pandemic began rises to 8,676,916.

The community with the highest incidence is Aragón, but with a decreasing trend (5,711), and displaces Navarra (5,705) from first place, also in decline. The region with the lowest incidence, and also on the decline, is Andalusia (1,323).

By age groups, at the head of the incidence are those between 30 and 39 years old (4,067) and those less, people between 70 and 79 years old (1,538).

Hospitalizations and ICUs

In hospitals today there are 19,000 patients with covid (15.2%), compared to 18,918 yesterday, 82 more.

In the ucis, this Wednesday there are 2,230 (23.5%), compared to 2,243 yesterday, 13 less.

Also today less and higher incomes are observed. 2,483 people have been admitted and 2,513 have been discharged.

Positivity by PCR remains with the same data: 39.3 percent.

Deceased

The people who have died from covid in the last 24 hours are 160 (yesterday, 284), completing an official total since the pandemic broke out of 91,437.

Children’s vials of the Pfizer vaccine against covid. EFE/SERGAS/

lowers the incidence of coronavirus by 91 points

The accumulated incidence has dropped 91 points this Tuesday, from 3,397 to 3,306 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the first significant drop in this sixth wave, although it must be taken into account that an autonomous community, Murcia, has not been able to dump its data. Reported deaths rise to 284 more in 24 hours, the highest daily figure of the sixth wave

Sixth wave: the incidence of coronavirus drops by 91 points without data from Murcia

The fact that Murcia (which yesterday had an incidence of 4,714 cases per 100,000 and 2,247 cases the day before) has not been able to upload the data to the system for technical reasons, making it difficult to calculate whether the accumulated incidence has already reached the peak of this sixth wave.

The 14-day cumulative incidence has dropped since last Friday an average of 68 daily growth points compared to 35 on Friday or 28 on Thursday and less than 89 last Monday.

The 7-day cumulative incidence has dropped since yesterday from 1,657 cases to 1,522, without the data from Murcia, although yesterday, Monday, it only rose three points compared to Friday.

The truth is that the autonomous communities with the highest incidence are in a declining phase and none of them exceeds 7,000 or 6,000 cases as in the past week.

Navarre goes from 6,056 to 5,974; Basque Country from 5981 to 5681; or Aragon from 5962 to 5882.

contagions

The Ministry of Health has notified a total of 94,472 infections in 24 hours, without those provided by Murcia.

After the weekend, yesterday 331,467 were reported (an average of 110,489 in three days).

The total number of people infected in Spain by the coronavirus and accounted for amounts to 8,518,975.

The positivity rate of diagnostic tests is decreasing from 40.34% to 39.39%.

Mortality: 284 deaths, the highest number of this wave

This Tuesday, the Ministry of Health It has reported 284 more deaths in 24 hours (234 yesterday), the highest daily number of the sixth wave.

With date of death in the last 7 days there are 564 deaths.

The total number of deaths since there are records of deaths certified by evidence in the pandemic in Spain is 91,277.

The global lethality is 1.1%.

The ucis remain at 23% occupancy

Since last week, the occupancy of ICU beds has remained at 23%, high risk, and close to 25%, which is extreme risk.

The Spanish average in critical care units is 23.63% occupancy today (23.83% yesterday) with 2,243 patients, 8 less than this Monday.

Catalonia continues to lead employment but has dropped from 44% to 42.8%, while Navarra, the Balearic Islands and Aragón are above 30% and the Basque Country exceeds 29%.

The occupancy of beds due to covid in hospitals (both on the ward and in the ICU) has been at high risk of occupancy since yesterday (15%) with 15.17% and 18,918 patients, 91 more than yesterday.

vaccinations

65.7% of people over 40 years of age already have the booster dose, while 68.1% have already received the single-dose booster from Janssen and 79.9% from AstraZeneca, more than 18 million of people..

45% of children between the ages of 5 and 11 have been vaccinated with one dose, a total of 1.4 million of the 3.3 million target population since the campaign began on December 15.

In Spain, 90.5% of the population over 12 years of age has received the full course of the covid vaccine, 38.1 million people.