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Date Published: 15/11/2021

ARCHIVED - Infections soar over the weekend: Valencia Covid update November 15

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1,164 new cases recorded in the region, including Alicante province, the highest figure since the end of August

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Infections soar over the weekend: Valencia Covid update November 15

New Covid cases shot up to 1,164 over the weekend in the Valencian region, the highest figure recorded since August 30, when 1,733 positives were reported, according to the Ministry of Health.

This is a significant increase on the 849 reported last Friday, and has led to a sharp rise in the 14-day cumulative incidence rate, which now stands at 83.3 – up from 77.23 cases per 100,000 inhabitants on Friday November 12, when it was revealed the rate had leapt 140% in a month.

New cases

A further 1,164 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours following the weekend, up from 849 cases reported last Friday, bringing the total number of positives since the beginning of the pandemic to 520,338 people. By province: 239 in Castellón (55,658 in total); 339 in Alicante (190,621) and 586 in Valencia (274,058).

Recoveries

624 people have recovered from Covid since the last update, meaning that to date, 519,547 people in the Valencian region have overcome the virus. By province: 55,311 in Castellón; 190,022 in Alicante; and 274,158 in Valencia. There remain 56 unassigned recoveries.

Hospitalisations

There are currently 238 people admitted to hospitals in the three provinces, up from 214 on Friday with the largest increase in Valencia, 46 of whom are being treated in ICUs (seven more): 57 in the province of Castellón, nine in the ICU; 85 in the province of Alicante, 24 in the ICU; and 96 in the province of Valencia, 13 of them in the ICU.

Fatalities

There has been one reported deaths which occurred in the last seven days. The Ministry of Health has confirmed the victim was aged 93 from Castellón. The fatality means the total now stands at 7,875 since the start of the pandemic: 863 of these deaths have been recorded in Castellón; 3,024 in Alicante; and 3,988 in the province of Valencia.

Vaccinations

There has been no vaccination update, but as of Friday a total of 4,082,801 people had received one dose of vaccine, and 4,048,266 people were fully immunised with two doses of Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca, or the single-dose Janssen.

Active cases

According to the latest data, there are currently 4,360 active cases – a sharp rise from the 3,821 cases in the community on Friday – which represents 0.82% of the total positives.

Outbreaks

Since the last update there have been no reported outbreaks with 10 or more associated cases.

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