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Report below updated in Spain at 19h on Mon 1 Feb
CORONAVIRUS in SPAIN – latest Health Ministry figures
The latest official figure* released by the Spanish Health Ministry on Monday 1 February for the number of people who have tested positive for Coronavirus since the start of the pandemic is now 2,822,805. This is an overall increase of 79,686 against the figure released on Friday – the first drop in weekend figures for two months. Last Monday the figure had been 93,822 for the weekend, and the previous weekend had been 84,287.
The ministry claims that 5,026 of these infections have occurred in the past 24 hours. The peak of recorded infections for a 24-hour period during what is referred to as the ‘third wave’ in Spain was on 21 January, when 18,504 cases were registered. During the ‘first wave’, it was on 31 March when 9,222 cases were registered.
Friday had seen an overall increase of 38,118 cases against Thursday, with the ministry claiming that 15,315 had occurred in a 24-hour period. Thursday had seen an overall increase of 34,899 over Wednesday, yet 16,669 in 24 hours. The ministry has not released figures during the weekends or on national holidays since 3 July.
The overall accumulated incidence rate for Spain has now dropped slightly again to 865.67 per 100,000 inhabitants for the past 14 days. This is the third consecutive day that it has slightly dropped. On Friday it was 886 and last Monday was 884. It still remains over 1,000 in six regions: Castilla La Mancha (1,127), Castilla y León (1,330), the Valencia region (1,352), Extremadura (1,000), Murcia (1,098) and La Rioja (1,304) – and in the autonomous city of Melilla (1,074).
There have now been 407,091 cases of Coronavirus detected in the past 14 days – out of the total 2,822,805. The figure for the past 7 days is 171,989.
There are currently 32,023 people requiring hospital treatment for Covid-19 in Spain, of which 4,894 are in intensive care. This now represents 45.30% occupation of intensive care units (ICUs) by Covid-19 patients. It remains over 50% in six regions: Castilla La Mancha, Castilla y León, Catalonia, Valencia, Madrid and La Rioja – as well as in the autonomous city of Melilla.
The official figure* for the total number of Coronavirus-related deaths on Monday 1 February is now 59,081 – an increase of 762 since Friday. The figure last Monday had been 767 deaths during the weekend. It is now a total of 1,534 deaths in the past 7 days.
The highest increase of deaths to date for a 24-hour period during this ‘third wave’ in Spain was on 26 January when 591 were registered. The peak of deaths during the ‘second wave’ was on 24 November when 537 were registered. During the ‘first wave’ it was on 2 April when 950 were registered.
Vaccinations given
Latest figures (up to 1 Feb) show that Spain has now received 1,769,055 doses of Covid-19 vaccines (from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna), and that 1,769,055 jabs have been administered. This is 91% of total vaccines received. 356,892 people have now received a second jab. In a separate report, we have published the amount of vaccines received and administered for each region in Spain. Latest: Covid-19 Vaccinations in Spain
Increase in infections per region
Of the 5,026 new infections claimed by the Health Ministry to have only been registered in the past 24 hours on Monday 1 February, the numbers per region are as follows:
- 852 in Castilla y León (last 24 hour increase was 2,016)
- 778 in the Basque Country (997)
- 568 in Madrid (4,159)
- 552 in Galicia (854)
- 509 in Catalonia (1,694)
- 414 in Andalusia (981)
- 333 in Asturias (562)
- 191 in Extremadura (582)
- 161 in Navarra (253)
- 149 in the Canary Islands (315)
- 136 in La Rioja (248)
- 88 in the Valencia Region (700)
- 79 in Cantabria (151)
- 78 in the Balearic Islands (222)
- 55 in Castilla La Mancha (278)
- 24 in Aragón (696)
- 19 in Murcia (508)
- 21 in Ceuta (34)
- 19 in Melilla (65)
A full breakdown of the data per region, together with age group statistics can be found by clicking here.
Covid-19 Vaccination Strategy in Spain
Since 27 December, Spain started administering jabs against Covid-19 with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. From 13 January, the Moderna vaccine has also been used. The health ministry has released a list for how it has divided the Spanish population into 15 groups for vaccination. For the latest data on the number of vaccines received and administered per region in Spain, click here: Covid-19 Vaccinations in Spain
Current ‘State of Alarm’ – restrictions across Spain
Spain voted to extend its current State of Alarm until 9 May 2021. The State of Alarm was initially declared on Sunday 25 October to enable the regional governments 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. Click here: Details of curfews & restrictions for all regions of Spain during ‘State of Alarm’
Covid-19 test requirements for travellers arriving to Spain
Also read: Spain suspends flight arrivals from UK, except for Spanish citizens and residents
Spain changed the Covid-19 test requirements for travellers arriving to the country from Thursday 10 December, via airports or ports. Since Monday 23 November, travellers arriving in Spain from high-risk countries had to show proof of a negative PCR test done within 72 hours of arrival. A negative result from a TMA (Transcription-Mediated Amplification test) is now also valid, ‘and other tests based on equivalent molecular techniques’. Full report here: Spain changes Covid-19 test requirements for travellers.
*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 at least the first half of this year.
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