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The Ministry of Health has registered this Tuesday, with data provided by the autonomous communities,

57,329 new cases of coronavirus

, of which 28,434 have occurred in people over 60 years of age,

which brings the total number of infections in Spain to 11,953,481 since the start of the pandemic.

A figure higher than that of the last record, 62,695 new cases last Friday.

Saying goodbye to the month of April that has left more than 344,578 behind.

Regarding the current average incidence of infections in Spain in the last 14 days in people over 60 years of age,

Spain continues at 'medium risk'

, which it entered a week ago, by accounting for 790.28 positive cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the indicators for risk assessment established by Health.

This

figure has increased 114 points compared to the 676.43 reported

last Friday by the department led by Carolina Darias.

In the last two weeks, a total of 97,347 positives have been registered in this age group.

Currently 6,883 patients admitted for covid-19 throughout Spain, 521 more people than in the report three days ago.

The data indicates that there are 360 ​​in an ICU, compared to the 329 admitted to intensive care last Friday.

The coronavirus bed occupancy rate stands at

5.56%

(compared to 5.12% on Friday) and in ICUs at

4.02%

(compared to 3.66% three days ago) .

The indicators for risk assessment established by the Ministry show that

the country's hospital situation is at 'low risk'

having reached 12.68 new admissions per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 7 days.

Health determines that the risk is controlled when the data for this classification is less than 5.

As for those who died from Covid-19,

203 have been reported in this latest report

, which means that the death figures are lower compared to Friday's report.

This makes the global death toll from coronavirus in Spain rise to 104,668 people.

Meanwhile, the

positivity rate

, that is, the percentage of people who test positive among all those who take the PCR test in a given time.

This rate

stands at 30.87%, compared to 28% on Friday.

Given this new technicality, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that this percentage be below 5%.

A percentage equal to or less than this figure indicates that the spread of the virus is controlled, as long as the diagnostic measures and strategies are carried out properly and as indicated by the international organization.


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