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Date Published: 15/10/2021

ARCHIVED - Spain Covid update October 14: intensive care occupancy drops below 5 per cent

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Almost 90% of the target population in Spain has now been fully vaccinated

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Spain Covid update October 14: intensive care occupancy drops below 5 per cent

The coronavirus pandemic in Spain appears to be beating a steady retreat as the week closes with several positive figures, including declining hospital and intensive care pressure. According to the latest data published by the Ministry of Health on Thursday October 15, there were 1,932 Covid cases reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 4,982,138.

Cumulative incidence rate

The 14-day incidence rate has once again fallen to 40.52 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, a decrease of more than eight points in just a week.

By autonomous communities, Catalonia now has the highest cumulative incidence, with 63.83 cases, but this is still a decrease of 5 points since yesterday. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Galicia has now come out on top with the lowest rate of infections, at 15.73 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

Also making good headway are the Valencian Community with 31.83 cases, the Region of Murcia with 45.39 and Andalucía with just 28.20, right on the cusp of the ‘new normal’ level.

Fatalities

The Ministry of Health has registered 48 Covid-related fatalities on Thursday, a considerable increase on the 23 deaths reported on the same day last week.

Across the country, Asturias is the community that has registered the most deaths overall with 2.9%, while the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and the north African enclave of Melilla all have a 1% death rate.

Cantabria, Ceuta and La Rioja have not registered any fatalities this week, while Madrid and Andalucía have both reported 16 deaths in the past seven days. These figures bring the total death toll since the beginning of the pandemic to 86,917.

Hospitalisations

A vital statistic is that of hospital pressure, and the latest data show that the occupancy rate of ICU beds has at last dropped below 5%, with 454 patients currently being treated in intensive care in Spain.

The Basque Country has the most patients in the ICU at 2.93%, surpassing Madrid (2.69%) although the capital is the region that has registered the most patients overall, at 107, followed by Catalonia (98) and Andalucía (54).

Now sitting at 4.98%, the number of ICU beds occupied by coronavirus patients in Spain has fallen by 0.35% in the past 24 hours.

Vaccination data

Spain continues to make headway with its vaccination campaign, and 87.8% of the population, or 36,994,918 people, are now fully vaccinated. In addition, 37,846,897 people, representing 89.9% of the target group, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Asturias and Galicia are leading the vaccination race with more than 90% of their populations double jabbed, an unsurprising fact given that these communities have the two lowest cumulative incidence rates in the country. Every other region in Spain, with the exception of Melilla, has vaccinated more than 80% of its population.

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