Promising signs as Spain's Costa Blanca continues to register slowdown in new COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

DOWNWARD falls in new coronavirus cases are continuing to be maintained on a weekly basis in the Valencian Community.

Yesterday’s(November 27) report from the regional health department declared 1,345 new infections, compared to 1,900 seven days earlier.

The death toll rose by 23 as opposed to 29 on November 20.

The falling trend is also reflected in the Alicante Province statistics with 485 new infections announced yesterday, down by 309 on a week-to-week comparison.

The good news also covers hospitalisations in the province which stand at 418, compared to 523 on November 20.

ICU patients have dropped by 11 to 110.

Nine new outbreaks, mainly of social origin, have been reported in Alicante Province.

There are two in Elche along with San Miguel de Salinas, Torrevieja, Catral, Santa Pola, and Alicante.

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Alex Trelinski

Alex worked for 30 years for the BBC as a presenter, producer and manager. He covered a variety of areas specialising in sport, news and politics. After moving to the Costa Blanca over a decade ago, he edited a newspaper for 5 years and worked on local radio.