The coronavirus continues to rise in Catalonia, with twice the number of infections than two weeks ago and an increase in hospital tension, although nothing to do with the map of months ago, when there was no current high vaccination (more than 80% of the population over 12 years of age) and the health centers were almost at the limit. However, before this sustained increase in infections For several weeks, the Government has not rule out extending the covid passport to enter some establishments or attend events with many spectators.
The concrete data of this tuesday, provided by Salut, indicate that this hospital increase continues, both in admitted and in ucis, which are close to one hundred. 70% of those admitted are not vaccinated. Specifically, the number of admitted is 386, compared to 376 yesterday. In the critical units there are 96 people, while in the last statement there were 90.
The risk of regrowth (EPG), an index that measures the growth potential of the epidemic, has stood at 144 points, 14 more than yesterday, with which the epidemic curve lines up again vertically, with a risk that is almost triple than two weeks ago and double that of a week ago. They are figures comparable to those of the summer. The speed of spread of the virus (Rt) in Catalonia today is 1.56, two hundredths more than yesterday, that is, that every 100 infected infect an average of 156 people, so there is already community transmission.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, a total of 1,016,681 people have been diagnosed with covid-19 by all kinds of tests in Catalonia, 1,115 of them accounted for in the last 24 hours. The death toll is also high, compared to the trend in recent days: sand 12 deaths have been reported.
Change of criteria
Another reference that rises: the accumulated incidence of cases confirmed by PCR or antigen test at 7 days per 100,000 inhabitants (IA7) is 58.62 cases, five more than yesterday, while the accumulated incidence at 14 days (IA14) it stands at 95 cases, nine more. This scale, precisely, is one of those that Health plans to change to make the covid situation in Spain more flexible. Until now the risk is considered low below 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 14 days, and the very high, above 250. The The ministry could approve this afternoon that the low risk of transmission reach up to 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. According to this new criterion, Spain, with a cumulative incidence this Monday of 82 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, I would be at low risk of transmission again. Catalonia too.
Returning to the data provided by Salut, the positivity -the percentage of CRP and TA with a positive result- is 3.33%, a sustained growth for four weeks, although still below 5%, which is the percentage established the World Health Organization (WHO) to consider an epidemic under control.
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The primary care services treated 8,230 covid patients yesterday, 2,300 more than on Monday of last week, which represents an increase of 38% of visits in a week, while vaccination remains stagnant at 74.6% of the inhabitants of Catalonia, with the complete guideline, 83.7% if only those over 12 years of age are counted.
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