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ARCHIVED - Covid cases in Spain increase by 11,325; Friday 2nd October
There are, however,signs of a certain stabilisation
On Friday 25th September the total number of coronavirus cases in Spain was 716,481, and during the week leading up to that figure, Spain had reported 76,441 cases. This was marginally higher (2,727) than the previous week in which 73,714 cases were reported.
On Friday 2nd October, the Ministry of Health reported 789,932 cases, so this week the number of cases reported has been 73,451, or 2,990 cases less than last week, and virtually the same as the previous week, indicating a level of stability, although this is still 10,493 cases a DAY.
In terms of fatalities, the current fatalities count is 32,086, an increase of 854 in the last week, considerably higher than the total for the previous week, which was 475, so the virus is following the same path as predicted, with cases rising first and deaths following on 2-4 weeks later.
In terms of hospitalisations, there are currently 10,372 covid patients hospitalised across Spain, with 1566 in intensive care units.
The average occupacy rate for beds is 8.77% and the average occupancy for intensive care beds is 17.99%.
Last week there were 11,006 patients admitted, 1,465 in ICU, with general occupancy of 9.5 % and 17.17 percent in ICUs, so the number hospitalised is slightly lower, but we have more patients in intensive care than last week, again, following the expected pattern that leads to a higher number of deaths.
However, we are still a LONG way from the level of deaths recorded in the first wave, when the highest point reached was 905 deaths in a single day, so although the number of cases is higher, the deaths are much lower; hospitals better equipped to cope, staff trained, drugs available, we have a better knowledge of how to manage the virus and how to overcome it, we're also better informed and more aware, and better able to keep the infections away from the most vulnerable in care homes. If we consider that the first wave hit us like a train at full speed, and had managed to penetrate care homes where those most at risk were vulnerable, killing thousands very quickly, this time measures are in place to prevent it entering care homes; when it does, protocols are in place to swiftly isolate staff and patients and better protect residents, so the virus isn´t able to "take us all by surprise" as it did in the spring. Also, because cases are being detected early, there are less patients suddenly arriving at hospitals with critical symptoms, so we're in a much better position moving forward into the autumn and flu season.
There are however, significant differences across the country and the capability of each region to cope with the situation. Catalonia has the second highest number of patients with 1363, but has only 5.55% of its beds occupied by covid patients, but in Castilla y León 789 patients are enough to push its occupancy up to 12.69%. Murcia has 288 patients, giving it 8.12% occupancy, with 63 in intensive care ( 15.87%).
The stress in intensive care can be seen most clearly in areas such as Aragón (30.3%), La Rioja (30.36%) and Ceuta (29.41%) whIch don´t have the bed capacity of the most populated regions. But once we reach Madrid, it becomes clear very quickly where the major problem lies, as Madrid currently has 3,561 patients hospitalised with 22.9% of its bed capacity occupied by covid patients and 42.61% of its intensive care beds occupied by covid patients.
Extracted from the Murcia Today weekly news round-up for 3rd October.