The sixth wave continues in Catalonia upward in terms of most indicators and hospital admissions. According to incidence data updated this Thursday by the Ministry of Health, there are 905 patients in hospitals Catalan, 72 more than the day before, of which 198 are in ucis, nine more than yesterday. They are very high figures that probably collect income from these past holidays.. Since July there was not so much health tension due to covid, a pressure that is already noticeable in the CAPs, with a continuous increase in visits since the last weeks.
The number of infections for days is very high (more than 2,500 more than yesterday), which leads experts to urge the acceleration of the third doses of vaccines, mainly in older groups, which are the who are more at risk. In Spain, in fact, the evolution of the pandemic is more contained than in other European countries, where restrictions have already been overcome, such as the use of a mask on the street. And this increased incidence, experts say, is not associated with the variant omicron, which begins to circulate but not at very high levels.
Despite the fact that the outlook is better, this increase in incidence is still worrying, as the data shows for another day: the risk of regrowth (EPG), an index that measures the growth potential of the epidemic, continues to rise and it reaches 489 points, 13 more than yesterday. Such a high level must be sought in July, as many of the indicators that have rebounded this fall.
The speed of spread of the virus (Rt) in Catalonia is 1.34, compared to 1.34 yesterday, which means that every 100 infected infect an average of 134 people and that the community transmission of the virus continues.
Deaths from covid since the beginning of the pandemic are already 24,184, of them one reported in the last 24 hours, while the confirmed cases are 1,067,782, which is 2,573 more than yesterday.
The rebound of the coronavirus in recent weeks has led the Government to request the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) an extension of another 15 days in the requirement of the covid certificate to access restaurants, bars, gyms and residences, in addition to nightlife.
The cumulative incidence of cases confirmed by PCR or 7-day antigen test per 100,000 inhabitants (IA7) is 217 cases, five more than yesterday, while the cumulative incidence at 14 days (IA14) stands at 374 cases, seven more.
Turn up the positivity
The positivity -the percentage of CRP and TA with a positive result- is 7.43%, three hundredths more than yesterday, a sustained growth for weeks that is far from the maximum percentage established by the World Health Organization (WHO) for consider an epidemic under control, which is 5%.
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The average age of those newly infected by covid remains at 36.6 years, with 51.2% women.
In the city of Barcelona, the EPG index is today 412 points, 18 more than yesterday, with an IA7 of 172 cases, three more, and a Rt of 1.34, two hundredths more
Reference-www.elperiodico.com