health

Covid update: 15 more deaths make this month the most fatal of the pandemic
Covid update: 15 more deaths make this month the most fatal of the pandemic

January is now the month with the most deaths in it with 123, even though only half way through...

Covid update: New cases drop to 4,326 but with 14 deaths today
Covid update: New cases drop to 4,326 but with 14 deaths today

Gran Canaria has the most new cases today with 1,907, Tenerife has 1,555, Lanzarote has 338, and Fuerteventura has 172…

Covid update: Has the peak of this wave been reached with another 6,000 cases?
Covid update: Has the peak of this wave been reached with another 6,000 cases?

There have been 6,731 new daily cases and 10 more Covid related deaths reported in the last 24 hours...

Price of Antigen tests is now set to a maximum of 2.94 euros
Price of Antigen tests is now set to a maximum of 2.94 euros

A maximum price has been set by the government in the same way as it was for masks...

Over 200, 000 people have had Covid in the Canaries and 1,224 have died
Over 200, 000 people have had Covid in the Canaries and 1,224 have died

Hospitals cannot cope with the number of new patients, the Insular-Maternal hospital in Las Palmas has 223 staff off with Covid…

New UK study shows places where you are most likely to catch Covid
New UK study shows places where you are most likely to catch Covid

According to the 'Virus Watch' study, carried out by the University London College, shopping records the highest number of cases...

Covid update: New record of daily cases with 6,841 in the last 24 hours
Covid update: New record of daily cases with 6,841 in the last 24 hours

Tenerife has 3,573 new cases today, Gran Canaria has 2,105, there are 509 in Lanzarote, and 336 in Fuerteventura…

There is now the highest number of Covid patients in hospitals since the pandemic began
There is now the highest number of Covid patients in hospitals since the pandemic began

More cases is leading to more hospitalisations and deaths, both are at their highest rates since the pandemic began…

Covid update: 2,500 new cases, 6 more deaths and hospital admissions increase again
Covid update: 2,500 new cases, 6 more deaths and hospital admissions increase again

New data shows that 20-39 year olds are the most infected and least vaccinated with an incidence rate up to 4,084…

SCS: ‘We hope to reach the peak of this sixth wave of COVID this week’
SCS: ‘We hope to reach the peak of this sixth wave of COVID this week’

The director of the SCS reveals that a lot of people were called in December to get vaccinated, but preferred to do it after Christmas…

Covid update: 5,368 new cases and 11 deaths in the Canary Islands
Covid update: 5,368 new cases and 11 deaths in the Canary Islands

New studies show that unvaccinated 60-79 year olds have a 20% greater chance of dying as a result of Covid...

Covid update: The festive period ends with 6 more deaths and 2,343 new cases
Covid update: The festive period ends with 6 more deaths and 2,343 new cases

Low numbers were expected today after the biggest bank holiday of the year...

Covid update: The Canaries adds another 5,000 new cases and 6 more deaths
Covid update: The Canaries adds another 5,000 new cases and 6 more deaths

Over 175,000 people in the islands have now had Covid, and there are still 58,585 active cases...

The Government will allow pharmacies to report the results of Covid tests to the SCS
The Government will allow pharmacies to report the results of Covid tests to the SCS

This means that tests can be carried out for as little as 6 euros with official results transmitted to the health service...

Covid update: 9 more deaths and 5,098 new cases in the Canary Islands
Covid update: 9 more deaths and 5,098 new cases in the Canary Islands

Infected people can have their booster 4 weeks after being infected as long as the waiting time has passed...

Tenerife now has enough indicators to move to alert Level 4 for COVID-19
Tenerife now has enough indicators to move to alert Level 4 for COVID-19

The percentage of occupancy of ICU beds by Covid patients is now at 'very high' risk level...

Covid update: Infections rise by almost 5,000 with 11 deaths today
Covid update: Infections rise by almost 5,000 with 11 deaths today

There are now over 51,000 active cases in the Canary Islands...

Covid update: The Canaries adds 2,048 new cases and 7 deaths today
Covid update: The Canaries adds 2,048 new cases and 7 deaths today

Tenerife has a decrease in active cases for the first time during this sixth wave of the virus...

Covid update: 4,679 new cases and 6 deaths over first weekend of the year
Covid update: 4,679 new cases and 6 deaths over first weekend of the year

Gran Canaria has the most cases and Fuerteventura is maintaining a downward trend...

2,312,991 Covid Certificates have been downloaded in the Canary Islands
2,312,991 Covid Certificates have been downloaded in the Canary Islands

The Lector Covid web app to scan certificates was an internal tool in the SCS before being released to the public…