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Date Published: 09/09/2021
ARCHIVED - Spain Covid update September 8: death toll drops below 100 for the first time in 3 weeks
Hospital pressure in much of Spain has been alleviated and the cumulative incidence rate continues to drop in all age ranges
For the first time since the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic took hold in Spain at the beginning of July, the incidence rate has returned to “average risk” at 150 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over a 14 day period, which represents another 10 point drop compared to the previous day. The latest data from the Ministry of Health on Wednesday, September 8, show that only Melilla, Ceuta and Extremadura are still at “extreme risk” level with incidences above 250.
Covid infections
According to the Ministry of Health, 5,618 new coronavirus infections have been recorded (compared to 5,246 on Tuesday), which represents a slight increase that brings the total number of people diagnosed with coronavirus since the beginning of the health crisis to 4,898,258.
Hospitalisations and fatalities
The Covid death toll, while still undoubtedly too high, has also shown signs of a slight decrease this week and the number of deaths has actually dropped below one hundred for the first time in three weeks, since August 13. In the last 24 hours, 81 new deaths were reported, bringing the total number of fatalities since the start of the pandemic to 85,147.
The downward trend thankfully continues in regard to hospital pressure, with 5,344 patients currently admitted with Covid (240 fewer than on Tuesday). In addition, 1,313 people are being treated in the ICU (down by 36). This means that the occupancy rate for general hospital beds by coronavirus patients now stands at 4.51%, which is low risk, although ICU occupancy is higher at 14.36%, medium risk.
Madrid continues to be the community with the highest occupancy in ICUs, with 26.6%, followed by Catalonia (25.4%) and Navarra (18.8%).
Incidence rate among young people
The cumulative incidence rate in the 12 to 19 age bracket, which skyrocketed during the fifth wave, has finally dropped out of the “extreme risk” category. While youngsters are still high risk, their incidence rate has dipped 28 points in a single day, down to 241 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Also at high risk is the incidence in the 20 to 29 years age group (187 cases per 100,000 inhabitants), as well as those under 11 (185 cases per 100,000 inhabitants).
The rest of the age groups are already below high risk, with people between 60 and 79 years old having the lowest incidence.
Vaccinations
More than 75 per cent of the population between 20 and 39 years old has now had at least one dose of the Covid vaccine. In the age group from 30 to 39 years old, more than 70 per cent of people have been fully vaccinated and in the age group from 20 to 29 years old, 66.6 per cent have been double jabbed.
Overall in Spain, 34,739,745 people are now fully inoculated while 37,008,271 have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
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