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Between March 8 and April 8, 4,750 elderly people died in the around 500 nursing homes in the Community of Madrid, of which 3,479 had symptoms compatible with the coronavirus and another 781 were cases confirmed by the relevant test, which that altogether would suppose 4,260 affected . Only 490 deceased had no assimilable pathologies with this disease.

The statistical photograph of the situation has been provided by the regional vice president, Ignacio Aguado, in a press conference in which he has recognized that the official data on the incidence of Covid-19 are "misleading" because they only count the diagnosed infected. "Only people who have tested positive on these tests, which have been very small, compute," he acknowledged.

The latest balance of the Ministry of Health, released this Wednesday, leaves a total of 42,450 cases in Madrid and 5,586 deaths . According to this statistic, 14% of deaths would correspond to residents in nursing homes.

On the other hand, the Community of Madrid has enabled two hotels as temporary accommodation for elderly people residing in residences that do not present symptoms of the coronavirus and that have not had "close contact" with a possible or confirmed case. It is the Hotel Room Mate Alicia, with 34 rooms, and the Hotel Room Mate Alba, with 80, both located in the Huertas neighborhood of the capital.

This is one of the measures adopted by the regional government in the face of the high number of deaths in these nursing homes. From the start of the health crisis until Thursday of last week, 3,383 deaths of the elderly from various causes had been recorded, although a high number - not specified - is due to the incidence of the expansion of Covid-19.

The hotels will remain as nursing homes for the duration of the state of alarm, although the period could be extended by another seven calendar days "depending on the organizational and healthcare needs" derived from the evolution of the pandemic, as stated in the order published this Wednesday in the Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid. The establishments will assume the maintenance service of the building, the night security and the payroll of two receptionists, while the rest of the expenses are borne by the Ministry of Social Policies.

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