In the last week, 311 more admissions linked to the coronavirus have been registered throughout Spain, but not directly related to the infection
The hospitalizations related to covid-19 increased slightly in the last week in Spain, as the hospital occupancy from 3.1% to 3.35% (4,167 admitted in total), although the transmission level that is observed in those over 59 years of age continues to decrease, this time by seven points to 158 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, in the last week 311 more admissions linked to covid-19 have been registered throughout Spain, but not directly related to the infection.
Occupation in intensive care units “by or with” covid-19, indicates Health, have increased in the last week also slightly from 2.6% to 2.76%, with 243 critics, 14 more.
In this context, the incidence of all respiratory diseases (in which covid-19 is found) is still in increase in the last month from 692 to 845 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants, with a rebound in cases of bronchiolitis in minors and complications caused by the flu.
Cases of income linked to covid-19 show a threshold higher than 4,000 patients, although with this figure the hospital indicators remain stable and in the scale of “controlled circulation”.
Not all income linked to covid-19 is produced by complications health from the infection.
Thus, the Health data shows that from total number of people admitted throughout Spain, 45.1% have done so because of the virus and its health complications, while the remaining percentage have been diagnosed with the disease but have been hospitalized for other causes.
In ucis, of the 243 critical patients with covid-19, slightly more than half have had to be admitted to these units due to the disease and the remaining stretch have been hospitalized for other causes although the virus has been detected.
Less tests and fewer infections
The number of diagnosed cases in the general population it has continued to decline in recent weeks, given that the scenario of lower health impact of SARS-CoV-2 has led to fewer tests being carried out for its detection.
Fewer than 20,000 infections have been detected in the last week, of which just over 10,000 were diagnosed in citizens of 60 years or older, given that it is the group to which the tests are mostly prescribed.
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Regarding the deaths linked to covid-19 in the last week, the communities have reported 97, so that they amount to 116,422 the total since the start of the pandemic.
The impact of covid-19 on the mortality in those over 59 years of age, it continues at 3.6%, the same figure since the health impact of the coronavirus decreased in February sixth wave.