24th October 2026
Barcelona NewsCatalonia NewsMadrid NewsMain News

Coronavirus in Spain (4 Oct) – incidence rate now down to 54

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (11 Oct)

Sign up for the FREE Weekly Newsletter from Spain in English.

Report below updated in Spain at 19.15h on Mon 4 Oct 

CORONAVIRUS in SPAIN – latest Health Ministry figures

The latest official figure released by the Spanish Health Ministry on Monday 4 Oct for the number of people who have tested positive for Coronavirus since the start of the pandemic is now 4,965,399. This is an overall increase of 4,271 against the figure released on Friday, of which 385 have been registered in the past 24 hours.

Friday had seen an overall increase of 2,037 over Thursday, of which 877 were registered in 24 hours. The peak of recorded infections for a 24-hour period during the pandemic in Spain was on 21 January, when 18,504 cases were registered.

The overall incidence rate across Spain has fallen three points to 54.12 per 100,000 inhabitants for the past 14 days. On Friday it was 57.91 and Thursday 59.02. The region with the lowest incidence rate is Asturias at 16. It is at its highest in Cantabria at 85. See below for the incidence rate for each region.

There have now been 25,682 cases of Coronavirus detected in the past 14 days – out of the total 4,965,399. The figure for the past 7 days is 11,286. 

There are currently 2,364 people hospitalised for Covid-19 in Spain (previously 2,403), representing a 1.95% occupation of hospital beds across Spain (1.99%). 637 are in intensive are (675), representing 6.99% occupation of intensive care units (ICUs) by Covid patients across Spain (7.45%).

The official figure for the total number of Coronavirus-related deaths since the start of the pandemic on Monday 4 Oct is now 86,527 – an increase of 64 since Friday.

Increase in infections per region & current incidence rate

Of the 385 new infections to have only been registered in the past 24 hours (and current incidence rate) on Monday 4 Oct, the numbers per region are as follows:

  • 76 in Catalonia (current incidence rate: 81)
  • 62 in the Basque Country (58)
  • 46 in Madrid (56)
  • 42 in the Canary Islands (50)
  • 25 in Andalusia (42)
  • 24 in Cantabria (85)
  • 23 in Aragón (81)
  • 18 in Castilla y León (35)
  • 17 in Navarra (47)
  • 14 in Extremadura (51)
  • 11 in Murcia (64)
  • 7 in Galicia (22)
  • 7 in Asturias (16)
  • 4 in the Valencia Region (42)
  • 4 in the Balearic Islands (67)
  • 3 in La Rioja (41)
  • 1 in Castilla La Mancha (54)
  • 0 in Ceuta (85)
  • 1 in Melilla (117)

A full breakdown of the data per region can be found by clicking here.

Health workers preparing vaccination jabs in Catalonia. (ICS Catalunya Central)
Health workers preparing vaccination jabs in Catalonia. (ICS Catalunya Central)

Covid-19 Vaccinations in Spain

Latest figures (with data collated up to Sunday 3 October) show that Spain has administered 70,243,260 jabs of the Covid vaccine. 36,745,965 people have now been fully vaccinated, which is 77.4% of the total population. In a separate report, we publish the amount of vaccines administered for each region and its population in Spain, as well as the overall percentage of citizens vaccinated per age group: Covid-19 Vaccinations in Spain

Click here for all previous reports on: Coronavirus in Spain

Sign up for the FREE Weekly Newsletter from Spain in English.

Please support Spain in English with a donation.

Click here to get your business activity or services listed on our DIRECTORY.

Click here for further details on how to ADVERTISE with us.

Booking.com

Recent Posts

Feijóo leaves door open to governing with Vox and sets out plans to revisit abortion and euthanasia laws

News Desk

PSOE considers legal action over PP video using AI to impersonate Sánchez’s wife and senior socialists

News Desk

A Coruña sees renewed clashes and street fires after protests over Vox rally

News Desk

Spain and Italy agree to end border checks after months of tension over Ceuta

News Desk

Spain widens pension rights for unmarried parents in new social protection package

News Desk

Milei calls Sánchez a ‘disgraceful dictator’ and urges Spaniards to oust PSOE

News Desk

Leave a Comment