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Report below updated in Spain at 19h on Thurs 3 Dec
CORONAVIRUS in SPAIN – latest Health Ministry figures
The latest official figure* released by the Spanish Health Ministry on Thursday 3 December for the number of people who have tested positive for Coronavirus (Covid-19) since the start of the pandemic is now 1,675,902. This is an overall increase of 10,127 against the figure released on Wednesday (last Thursday’s data had shown an overall increase of 12,289). The ministry claims that 4,765 of these infections have occurred in the past 24 hours (last Thursday the figure had been 5,073 for a 24 hour period).
The overall accumulated incidence rate for Spain is now 240.89 per 100,000 inhabitants for the past 14 days (Wednesday’s figure was 251.61 and last Thursday had been 325.50). It remains over 300 in six regions: Aragón (312.82), Asturias (353.73), Cantabria (304.26), Castilla y León (325.85), the Basque Country (360.18) and La Rioja (361.43), as well as in the autonomous city of Melilla (374.62).
The peak of recorded infections for a 24-hour period during this ‘second wave’ in Spain was on 30 October, when 9,723 cases were registered. During the ‘first wave’, it was on 31 March when 9,222 cases were registered.
There have now been 113,282 cases of Coronavirus detected in the past 14 days – out of the total 1,675,902. The figure for the past 7 days is 47,615.
According to the latest data, the number of people currently requiring hospital treatment for Covid-19 is 13,063 across Spain – of which 2,440 are in intensive care (UCI). This currently represents a total 25.28% occupation of intensive care wards for Covid-19 patients across Spain (Wednesday’s figure was 25.66%). The full data shows the numbers per region and % occupancy of UCI wards.
The official figure* for the total number of Coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday 3 December is now 46,038 – an increase of 254 since Wednesday. Last Thursday’s data had shown 337 in 24 hours. It is now a total of 1,015 deaths in the past 7 days.
The highest increase of deaths to date for a 24-hour period during this ‘second wave’ in Spain was on 24 November when 537 were registered. The peak of recorded deaths for a 24-hour period during the ‘first wave’ was on 2 April when 950 were registered.
Increase in infections
Figures released on Wednesday had shown an overall increase of 9,331 infections over Tuesday, with the ministry claiming that 5,060 had occurred in a 24-hour period.
Tuesday had seen an overall increase of 8,257 infections over Monday, yet 3,841 in a 24-hour period. The ministry has not been updating its figures during the weekends since Friday 3 July.
Of the 4,765 new infections claimed by the Health Ministry to have only been registered in the past 24 hours on Thursday 3 December, the numbers per region are as follows:
- 1,038 in Madrid (last 24 hour increase was 1,140)
- 744 in Catalonia (788)
- 542 in the Basque Country (516)
- 373 in Andalusia (438)
- 334 in Galicia (369)
- 291 in Aragón (359)
- 222 in Asturias (236)
- 218 in the Valencia Region (207)
- 206 in the Canary Islands (185)
- 155 in Extremadura (151)
- 145 in Castilla La Mancha (91)
- 119 in Cantabria (198)
- 116 in Navarra (65)
- 101 in the Balearic Islands (98)
- 71 in Murcia (96)
- 43 in La Rioja (85)
- 9 in Castilla y León (3)
- 8 in Ceuta (13)
- 30 in Melilla (22)
A full breakdown of the data per region, together with age group statistics can be found by clicking here.
New ‘State of Alarm’ – restrictions across Spain
The Spanish Congress voted to extend the new State of Alarm until 9 May 2021. The State of Alarm was declared on Sunday 25 October to combat further cases of Coronavirus, initially for a period of 15 days. The key purpose is to enable the regional governments of Spain the legal requirements to impose and enforce nighttime curfews and other restrictions, where required. Full details here: New ‘State of Alarm’ in Spain.
In a separate report and being regularly updated, we have detailed all the curfew times and key restrictions in place for each region of Spain. Most regions have issued border closures and there are many municipality confinements. Many regions have also restricted the opening hours of bars and restaurants, or ordered their closure. Our full, on-going report is here: Details of curfews & restrictions for all regions of Spain during ‘State of Alarm’ – Also read our report on: Proposed restrictions for Christmas and New Year period in Spain.
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Negative PCR test required
Since Monday 23 November, travellers arriving in Spain from high-risk countries must show proof of a negative PCR test done within 72 hours of arrival. Failure to do so could result in a fine of up to €6,000. Full report here: Fines up to €6,000 for travellers to Spain arriving without negative PCR test
*Discrepancies in figures
Although the Health Ministry updated its official Coronavirus mortality figures on 19 June following discrepancies with the data released by some of the country’s regional health authorities – there are still differences in the ‘excess mortality’ figures published for Spain during the first half of this year. Click here for full report: Spain’s ‘excess mortality’ during Coronavirus pandemic is over 43,000
Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE) published figures showing that the number of deaths for the first 21 weeks of 2020 were 24% higher than for the same period in 2019 – based on information received from the country’s civil registries (1 January to 24 May). The number of deaths during this period for 2020 was 43,945 higher than in 2019.
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