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Report below updated in Spain at 18.45h on Tues 23 Feb  

CORONAVIRUS in SPAIN – latest Health Ministry figures

The latest official figure released by the Spanish Health Ministry on Tuesday 23 February for the number of people who have tested positive for Coronavirus since the start of the pandemic is now 3,161,432. This is an overall increase of 7,461 against the figure released on Monday – the lowest overall increase since 13 October, before the new ‘State of Alarm’ declared on 25 October.

The ministry claims that 3,184 of these infections have occurred in the past 24 hours. The peak of recorded infections for a 24-hour period during this ‘third wave’ of the pandemic 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.

Monday had seen an overall increase of 20,849 over Friday – the fourth consecutive drop in the rate of increase in weekend figures. Friday had seen an overall increase of 11,435 cases over Thursday, yet 3,986 in 24 hours.

The overall accumulated incidence rate for Spain has now dropped to 235,84 per 100,000 inhabitants for the past 14 days – now taking the country officially out of the ‘extreme risk’ level of below 250, after two months. Yesterday it was 252 and last Tuesday 383. It remains highest in the region of Madrid (362) – as well as in the autonomous cities of Melilla (434) and Ceuta (331). It is at its lowest in Extremadura (96).

There have now been 110,906 cases of Coronavirus detected in the past 14 days – out of the total 3,161,432. The figure for the past 7 days is 42,184.

There are currently 14,169 people requiring hospital treatment for Covid-19 in Spain, of which 3,365 are in intensive care. This represents 31.54% occupation of intensive care units (ICUs) by Covid-19 patients across Spain. It remains above 40% in Castilla y León, Catalonia and Madrid – as well as in the autonomous city of Ceuta.

The official figure for the total number of Coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday 23 February is now 68,079 – an increase of 443 since Monday. It is now a total of 871 deaths in the past 7 days.

The highest increase of deaths for a 24-hour period during this ‘third wave’ in Spain was on 9 February when 766 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 23 Feb) show that Spain has now received 3,622,165 doses of Covid-19 vaccines (from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca), and that 3,165,191 jabs have been administered. This is 87.4% of total vaccines received. 1,208,305 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 3,184 new infections claimed by the Health Ministry to have only been registered in the past 24 hours on Tuesday 23 February, the numbers per region are as follows:

  • 1,246 in Madrid (last 24 hour increase was 268)
  • 371 in the Basque Country (281)
  • 289 in Castilla y León (141)
  • 174 in Aragón (103)
  • 169 in the Canary Islands (136)
  • 157 in the Valencia Region (171)
  • 137 in Andalusia (58)
  • 125 in Asturias (110)
  • 114 in Catalonia (74)
  • 82 in Murcia (5)
  • 74 in Galicia (109)
  • 63 in Cantabria (47)
  • 57 in Navarra (57)
  • 37 in Extremadura (18)
  • 21 in the Balearic Islands (15)
  • 14 in La Rioja (4)
  • 12 in Castilla La Mancha (6)
  • 17 in Ceuta (7)
  • 25 in Melilla (4)

A full breakdown of the data per region, together with age group statistics can be found by clicking here.

A health worker preparing to administer vaccinations against Covid-19 at a sports centre in the region of La Rioja
A health worker preparing to administer vaccinations against Covid-19 at a sports centre in the region of La Rioja on 22 February 2021. (LaRioja.org)

Covid-19 Vaccination Strategy in Spain

Since 27 December, Spain has been administering jabs against Covid-19, first using the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, then from 13 January also with the Moderna vaccine. The AstraZeneca vaccine has also been used from 9 February but it is not being administered to citizens aged over 55.

The second phase of Spain’s three-phase Vaccination Strategy has now started, although the government and regional health authorities have adapted the initial plans to changing circumstances. For our most recent report on the groups during the second phase, click here: Spain will administer AstraZeneca vaccine to 45-55 year olds in 2nd phase. 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 last 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.

Click here for all previous reports on: Coronavirus in Spain

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