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Cumulative incidence continues to fall: Covid Update Valencia region August 52,073 new cases in the region, 783 in Alicante province, and seven deaths For the second consecutive day, the 14-day cumulative incidence rate has dropped in the Valencia region, having fallen to 532 cases per 100,000 inhabitants according.. 05/08/2021

Vaccination of 16 to 18 year olds begins in Alicante next week The lower age group of 12 to 15-year-olds will have received the first dose before September 8 in Valencia region's three province, including Alicante The Valencia region's Ministry of Health has brought forward the vaccination of students.. 05/08/2021

Valencia region recommends vaccination of expectant mumsThe health department wants pregnant women to be immunised by the end of the second trimester in the region's three provinces, including Alicante The Ministry of Health in the Valencia region is urging pregnant women to get vaccinated.. 05/08/2021

Cumulative incidence rate falls slightly: Covid Update Valencia region August 42,297 new infections in the region's three provinces, including Alicante, up 593 on Tuesday's figure Just 24 hours after the daily toll of new Covid cases fell for the first time in a week, the Valencia region's Ministry of Health has.. 04/08/2021

El Campello to close beaches at night to stop parties and gatheringsRise in number of 'botellones' forces the closure of beaches in El Campello, Alicante province, between 1am and 6am. El Campello Council has taken the decision to close its coastline from 1am to 6am, to tackle illegal gatherings and late.. 04/08/2021

Majority of Covid outbreak cases in Alicante amongst 15 to 34 year oldsTeens and thirty-somethings in Valencia region's three provinces, including Alicante, most infected in outbreaks More than half (57 per cent) of coronavirus cases associated with outbreaks in the Valencia region are amongst 15 to.. 04/08/2021

Alicante pharmacies struggle to meet demand for Covid rapid tests32,000 antigen tests sold in six days across Valencia region's three provinces, including Alicante Pharmacies in the Valencia region reportedly sold out of Covid rapid tests just days after they went on sale, with an estimated 32,000 snapped.. 04/08/2021

Cases fall in the Valencia region Covid Update August 31,704 new infections in the region's three provinces, including Alicante The Valencia region's Ministry of Health has confirmed 1,704 new Covid cases, significantly lower than the 3,193 diagnosis registered on Monday, but sadly nine deaths.. 04/08/2021

Covid cases amongst under 19s exceeds other age groups in AlicanteThe younger age group has the highest incidence rate in the Valencia region's three provinces, including Alicante. The 14-day cumulative incidence rate in Valencia region has now reached 593 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and, for the first.. 03/08/2021

New cases rise and hospital pressure mounts Covid Update Valencia August 23,193 new infections and three Covid-related deaths in the region's three provinces, including Alicante Valencia region's Ministry of Health has confirmed 3,193 Covid infections and three deaths in the last 48 hours, as the pressure continues.. 02/08/2021

Nine out of 10 ICU Covid patients in Alicante not fully vaccinated 92 per cent of patients admitted to intensive care units across the Valencia region in July had not received both doses of vaccine Nine out of 10 Covid patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU) in the Valencian region, including.. 02/08/2021

Covid incidence rate climbs in Orihuela and TorreviejaWorrying rise in 14-day cumulative incidence in the Vega Baja, Alicante province As infections continue to rebound and pressure on hospitals mounts in the Valencia region, two Alicante province health departments in particular have experienced.. 02/08/2021

Alicante airport included in elite 5-star Covid ratings Only 17 airports in the world are in the top category including Alicante-Elche and five others in Spain The airport of Alicante-Elche in El Altet is among six in Spain to have been awarded the maximum 5-star Covid-19 rating by the air travel consultancy.. 02/08/2021

Vaccination of young people brought forward in AlicanteValencia region receives additional 580,000 vaccines to speed up vaccination in August The Valencia region's Ministry of Health plans to complete the vaccination of young people this month with an additional 580,000 doses of vaccine. According.. 02/08/2021

Almost 13,000 new infections in the Valencia region this week Covid Update July 301.977 new daily infections in the region's three provinces, including Alicante, as 14-day cumulative incident rate jumps 50 points in five days. New infections have yo-yoed this week with a total of 12,988 new infections and 15 deaths recorded.. 30/07/2021

Torrevieja unveils sculpture in tribute to Covid victims An official ceremony will be held in the Vega Baja town, Alicante province, "once the pandemic situation permits"  A sculpture in tribute to the victims of Covid has been unveiled in the Paseo Marítimo de Juan Aparicio, bearing.. 30/07/2021

Dozens of people in Alicante recalled after jab errorSerum was mistakenly administered to 12 people in Biar, in the Alto Vinalopó comarca, Alicante province, rather than actual vaccine Thirty people in the Alicante town, Biar, have been recalled for a third jab after serum was administered.. 30/07/2021

Valencia region Covid Update July 29 Five deaths as infections rise 2,968 new infections across the region's three provinces, including 930 in Alicante. The number of new Covid diagnosis in the Valencia region has risen for a third consecutive day with the Ministry of Health confirming 2,968 infections in the.. 29/07/2021

Orihuela lifeguards receive first doses of Covid vaccine35 young lifeguards from Orihuela, in Alicante province, received their first Pfizer jab this week   Lifeguards employed by the company Ambumar SyA have received their first dose of the Pfizer Covid vaccine on Wednesday (July 28) at the vaccine.. 29/07/2021

Union demands reinforcements at overwhelmed emergency call centre in AlicanteJust two members of staff handle emergency calls in Alicante province, which has a summer population of 2.7 million people. Workers' union UGT in Alicante is demanding reinforcements at the province's Information and Coordination Centre.. 28/07/2021