9 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45
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Spain’s Malaga enters COVID-19 ‘medium risk’ level as infections increase

Women With Face Masks
Women With Face Masks

AFTER a month at low risk level for COVID-19, the province has reached the ‘medium risk’ of virus transmission alert level.

The COVID-19 traffic light system in Spain, according to the Health Criteria, is based on the epidemiological situation in an area and takes into consideration data points such as the seven-day and 14-day incidence rate, and the percentage of hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) beds occupied by Covid-19 patients.

Malaga province with a current cumulative incidence rate of 52 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days, has moved up from the low risk alert level set at 50.

These are not alarming figures, but the trend is upwards. The good news is that there have been no reported deaths from COVID-19 in the last few hours.

In principle, this new risk level does not imply any changes in the short term.

The number of new infections, which had been below 100 for almost six weeks, has now risen to 121, taking the total number of people to have contracted the virus in Malaga province since the outbreak at the start of last year to 156,485.

There are currently 52 patients admitted to hospitals in Malaga; of these, 14 are in intensive care.

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Cristina Hodgson

Half English, half Spanish animal person. Cristina loves writing about all things fitness, travel and culture, she is also a script writer and novelist. When she's not typing away, you can find her enjoying outdoor sports somewhere off the beaten track in Andalucia. If you have a story get in touch! newsdesk@theolivepress.es

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