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Date Published: 30/09/2022

ARCHIVED - ICUs start to empty: Murcia Covid update September 30

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There are currently only four critically ill patients in the entire Region of Murcia

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - ICUs start to empty: Murcia Covid update September 30

After a slight delay, the latest data relating to the coronavirus pandemic in the Region of Murcia has been released, and it contains plenty of good news. Hospital admissions have seen a significant decrease and more importantly, the number being treated for more serious illnesses in intensive care has plummeted down to just four in the whole Region.

Coronavirus infections

The Region of Murcia has registered a total of 188 cases of coronavirus in the latest update published on Wednesday September 28.

This brings the overall number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic to 456,229.

Of the total cases, 84,604 have been diagnosed in people over the age of 60.

Cumulative incidence rate

The latest data provided by the regional health authorities on Wednesday show that the 7-day cumulative incidence rate has taken another considerable upswing, increasing from 96.02 cases per 100,000 inhabitants to 101.20. This up and down trend has dominated in the Region for the past few reports, with this weekly figure routinely losing and gaining a couple of points.

Unfortunately, the more important average incidence over a two-week period has also increased from 184.42 cases to 195.40.

The Spanish national average has registered a similar jump this week, increasing 5 points to 141.78 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

Hospitalisations and fatalities

Following its usual see-saw trend, hospitalisations have decreased promisingly this week, dropping from 105 patients admitted to 98 since Monday. Of these, 37 have been hospitalised directly as a result of Covid.

The number of chronically ill patients being treated in intensive care has taken the most notable dive, falling from six patients to just four, three of whom are in the ICU for Covid (one less than in the last update).

Just one more Covid-related fatality has been registered, bringing the overall death toll since the start of the health crisis to 2,444.

Covid testing

The Region of Murcia has carried out 3,161,071 PCR and antigen coronavirus detection tests.

Vaccination data

There has been no recent update from the regional health authorities on vaccination figures, but the latest available data show that 91.84% of the entire population of the Murcia Region has had a least one dose. In addition, 84.87% of people are now double jabbed.

Data at a glance from Wednesday September 28:

Total of positive cases to date: 456,229

Total positives diagnosed on over 60s: 84,604

Overall hospitalisations: 98

Hospitalisations FOR Covid: 37

Patients in intensive care: 4

Patients in intensive care FOR Covid: 3

Total fatalities to date: 2,444

Antigen/PCR tests carried out: 3,161,071

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