The contagions of coronavirus grow again slightly in Catalonia, with more than 3,500 new daily diagnoses and a risk of outbreak that grows for the third consecutive day, while the rate of spread (Rt) is already at a point, although hospitalizations continue to decrease. According to data updated this Wednesday by the Department of Health, today there are 1,077 people hospitalized for covid in hospitals, 55 less than yesterday, of which 163, nine more than the day before, are in serious condition in the ICUs.
The speed of spread of the virus (Rt) has started to rise a few days ago and has been located in 1 point four hundredths more than yesterday.
The risk of outbreak (EPG), an indicator that measures the potential growth of the epidemic, which reached the maximum since the start of the health emergency on January 16, with 6,903 points, has upturned today again and has been located in 649 points, 20 points more than yesterday, a very high risk, since the “high risk” threshold is 100 points. All the regions of Catalonia are in red.
The incidence of accumulated to seven days also rises, which goes from 318 to 319 and that of 14 days falls, from 678 to 672.
In the last few hours, seven deaths from covid have been reported.
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