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Date Published: 22/10/2021

ARCHIVED - Covid update October 22: Murcia cases on the rise

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The Region of Murcia has entered the medium risk zone once again, with a 14-day incidence rate of over 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Covid update October 22: Murcia cases on the rise

This week has seen a slight rise in Covid cases across the Region of Murcia, with the cumulative incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants in the past 14 days rising from 44.86 last Friday October 15 to 55.8 in this Friday’s update; a rise of 10 points in just a week.

Daily Cases

The number of daily cases has been around 60 or 70 per day this week, with 67 on Monday, 60 on Tuesday, 72 on Wednesday and 68 on Thursday, whereas last week the daily figures barely reached 60.

Active Cases and hospitalisations

According to the update published on Friday October 22, there are currently 673 active Covid cases in the Region, of whom 627 are in isolation at home and 46 are in hospital. Ten of the hospitalisations are in a more serious condition and are in intensive care.

Recoveries

In the past 24 hours, 68 people have been given the all-clear from Covid, making the total number of people to have recovered since the pandemic began 139,452.

Fatalities

No new Covid-related deaths were reported since the previous update, meaning that the number of fatalities in the Region of Murcia is still 1,748.

Vaccines

The Region has administered 2,225,109 Covid vaccines in total and the most recent data shows that 78.83% of the population has now been fully vaccinated, while 91.01% has received at least one jab.

Incidence rates

As cases yo-yo across Spain, the Region of Murcia has re-entered the medium risk zone this week, as the 14-day cumulative incidence rate has risen to 55.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the national average, which was 43.26 in Thursday’s update.

Meanwhile, the 7-day incidence rate in the Region has also shot up and now stands at 32 cases per 100,000 residents.

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