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The cumulative incidence of the coronavirus in Spain registers a new rise and

enters a 'high risk' level this Monday

.

On the first day after Easter, which is still a holiday in some communities, this indicator stands - according to Health data - at

163.37 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days throughout the national territory

, compared to 151.79 that marked on Saturday and 149.26 last Monday.

For a period of 14 days, the aforementioned 'high risk' level starts from 150.

The cumulative incidence throughout Spain conceals notable inter-territorial differences.

The Valencian Community is at 'low risk' (33.69) and seven other communities are at 'medium risk', between 50 and 150. On the other hand, Aragón (152.93), Castilla y León (154.62 ), Andalusia (155.29), Asturias (162.06), La Rioja (177.24) and Catalonia (216.18) fall within the 'high risk' area, between 150 and 250;

and

the Basque Country (271.88), Madrid (272.66), Navarra (352.24), Ceuta (342.03) and Melilla (426.06) are in the 'extreme risk' area

, above 250 .

Regarding the accumulated incidence in the last seven days, it reaches 77.33 cases per 100,000 inhabitants compared to 69.64 on Saturday and 80.11 a week ago.

The data released by Health also reflect

10,360 new coronavirus infections, which correspond to two days

because the statistics were updated on Saturday, when the number of new cases (also for two days) was 9,571.

Of the diagnoses added this Monday, 2,247 correspond to the last 24 hours (on Saturday there were 2,089).

In total, there are already 3,311,325 confirmed infections in Spain since the start of the pandemic.

In addition,

85 new deaths from coronavirus

corresponding to two days

are reported in the statute

.

On Saturday there were 157, divided equally between two days.

The official total number of deaths from Covid-19 already amounts to 75,783 deaths. 189 of these deaths have occurred in the last seven days.

The information updated by Health establishes that Covid patients occupy 7.49% of hospital beds throughout Spain and 19.65% in Intensive Care.

Saturday's data placed these percentages at 6.80% and 19.15%, respectively, which

is

why

hospital pressure has increased

.

As with cumulative incidence, the evolution in communities is uneven.

Galicia (3.85%) is at levels of 'new normal' according to the number of patients with Covid in their ICUs

, while Murcia (6.79%), Balearic Islands (6.83%), Extremadura (7.08 %) and Comunidad Valenciana (8.95%) remain at 'low risk', below 10%.

On the contrary, the worst situation is registered in Castilla - La Mancha (15.43%), Cantabria (15.83%), Canarias (16.77%), Basque Country (20.15%), Asturias (20, 25%), Aragon (21.28%) and Castilla y León (24.13%) -all at 'high risk'- and especially in Ceuta (29.41%), Catalonia (35.01%), La Rioja (35.85%), Madrid (37.41%) and Melilla (41.18%).

The latter are in a situation of 'extreme risk' because coronavirus patients occupy more than a quarter of the places in Intensive Care and, therefore, condition the care of seriously ill patients with other pathologies.

In the European context, Spain is in sixth place by number of coronavirus infections after France, Russia, the United Kingdom, Italy and Turkey.

Our country is also the sixth if the death toll is taken as a criterion, in this case behind the United Kingdom, Italy, Russia, France and Germany.

Based

on the accumulated incidence at 14 days,

Spain (163.37 cases / 100,000 inhabitants) is in a more favorable situation than France (805.6), Italy (483.6) and Germany (273)

, and worse than United Kingdom (94.2), Russia (85.8) and Portugal (60.9).

Simon: "The British variant is already our variant"

In his appearance before journalists, Fernando Simón has admitted that "we are increasing approximately between two and three points a day in incidence", although he has clarified that this

rate of rise is lower than that of previous waves and that of other European countries

.

The director of the CCAES predicts that Easter will have "some impact."

He also pointed out that "this upward trend seems to be already reflected in the health system", which in his opinion "is not a good indicator."

The positive note, as explained by the epidemiologist, is that

"mortality continues to decline"

due to vaccination.

"We are at the lowest levels (of fatality) since the pandemic began," he appreciated, although he insisted that "we must try to control transmission."

Simón has stressed that

the so-called British variant of the coronavirus is right now "the majority, the one that circulates the most, it is already our variant"

and not just "a new variant of interest."

Due to this prevalence, he explained, "he is not giving space to the South African variant or the Brazilian variant", although he has not denied that the latter constitute "a cause for concern."

The prevalence of the British "could be favoring us," he detailed, because "it is susceptible to the three vaccines that we have available" and it will also be to Janssen's.

But, as it is more contagious, "surely we will have to vaccinate more than we thought," Simon explained later.

"It is the one that we have more widely and it does not seem that there is going to be a real setback" in its presence, it has settled on B.1.1.7.

The director of the CCAES has highlighted as "important data" that the autonomous communities "have been able to administer 90.2% of the doses received."

And although he has pointed out that

there is still "20%" of the population over 80 years of age without receiving the first injection

, he has argued that the goal of injecting both at 80% of that group could be achieved in mid-April.

Fernando Simón also considers possible the vaccination of 70% of the Spanish population before the end of the summer, as foreseen by both the European Union and the Ministry of Health.

From his point of view, the National Health System "can absorb well over two million weekly doses."

"We should not have a major problem absorbing all the doses that continue to arrive," he insisted.

On the controversy surrounding

the new mask law

, Simón has hinted that next Wednesday the appropriate "modifications" could be approved so that protection can be dispensed with in certain spaces.

"I think it is common sense," he said.

"I do not know why the problem was not detected, but the Interterritorial Council is already discussing it," he has advanced.

Finally, the epidemiologist has been in favor of pharmaceutical companies allowing the free use of their vaccines.

"From a certain benefit of these companies, to propose to release the patents seems reasonable to me," he said, although he warned that it was a personal position.

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