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More than 95% of the population over the age of 12 is now double jabbed in Andalucia
Andalucia has reported fewer that 650 coronavirus infections since the last health update before the weekend, the lowest figure registered in the region since November last year. The 14-day cumulative incidence rate has taken another healthy dip, maintaining the community’s spot as the lowest in the country.
Coronavirus infections
Andalucia has registered a total of 622 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday August 16, 348 of which were diagnosed in people over the age of 60. This brings the total number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic to 1,591,557.
Cumulative incidence rate
The average incidence of infections over a 14-day period has dropped again by a further 46.61 points since Friday August 12 to stand at 147.54 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Hospitalisations and fatalities
The latest coronavirus data was delivered by the regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs on Tuesday, but unfortunately there is no updated hospital or ICU admission information available at this time.
Andalucia has registered another 36 Covid-related fatalities, bringing the overall death toll since the start of the health crisis to 14,940.
Of the total deaths, Seville with 3,231 -six more- remains the province with the most fatalities, followed by Malaga with 2,600 -nine more-, Granada with 2,252 -one more-, Cádiz with 1,918 -four more-, Córdoba with 1,563 -eight more-, Jaén with 1,521 -one more-, Almería with 1,311 and Huelva with 544 -seven more.
Vaccination data
A total of 18,698,588 doses were administered in the last week and some 7,462,717 people, representing 95.4% of the population over 12 years, are now double jabbed. In addition, 7,617,588 (93.8%) have at least one dose.
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