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Covid update: Over 3,000 new cases this week with 469 today
Covid update: Over 3,000 new cases this week with 469 today

Hospital admissions have increased by 5% in 24 hours, particularly in those under 45 years of age...

Covid update: The Canary Islands adds 407 new cases and two deaths
Covid update: The Canary Islands adds 407 new cases and two deaths

28 of the new infections registered in the last 24 hours have occurred in children from 0 to 9 years old...

Covid update: Almost 1,500 new cases in three days with 430 recorded today
Covid update: Almost 1,500 new cases in three days with 430 recorded today

Tenerife has 262 new cases today, with 111 in Gran Canaria, 29 in Fuerteventura, and 5 in Lanzarote...

Covid update: 539 new cases, another record number of infections in one day
Covid update: 539 new cases, another record number of infections in one day

Here is an insight to hospital levels, incidence rates in different age groups, and other indicators apart from number of cases…

More than 2 million vaccines have now been administered in the Canary Islands
More than 2 million vaccines have now been administered in the Canary Islands

There are vaccinations available this Sunday in Gran Canaria and Tenerife without an appointment, details here...

Covid update: Canaries registers highest ever total of new cases with 513 in one day
Covid update: Canaries registers highest ever total of new cases with 513 in one day

Tenerife has 299 cases today, Gran Canaria 143, Fuerteventura 29, just 2 in Lanzarote, but 39 in La Palma…

COVID IN TENERIFE: ‘Level 4 restrictions will not stop young people meeting’
COVID IN TENERIFE: ‘Level 4 restrictions will not stop young people meeting’

Antonio Sierra, one of the Government advisors, says that the virus is spreading due to overconfidence...

Covid update: 353 new cases, 187 in Tenerife, 130 in Gran Canaria
Covid update: 353 new cases, 187 in Tenerife, 130 in Gran Canaria

It’s the first time in a week that Tenerife has less than 200 daily cases; is Gran Canaria seeing a spike in the Delta variant?

We need the 20-29 year olds to get vaccinated to reach herd immunity
We need the 20-29 year olds to get vaccinated to reach herd immunity

Only a fraction of them have registered for a vaccination appointment, the SCS says: "We need them to as soon as possible"…

Covid update: Incidence rates and contagion rates increase, but no deaths today
Covid update: Incidence rates and contagion rates increase, but no deaths today

We have reported today’s data from a different angle rather than focusing on new cases…

Vaccination of 20 to 29 years olds starts in Tenerife and Gran Canaria
Vaccination of 20 to 29 years olds starts in Tenerife and Gran Canaria

The number of the target population for vaccination has increased as 12-15 year olds are now officially included...

Is the number of cases still the best measure of the coronavirus pandemic?
Is the number of cases still the best measure of the coronavirus pandemic?

Many of your questions are answered here, so read it before commenting!

Covid update: 345 new cases and 2 deaths in the Canaries today
Covid update: 345 new cases and 2 deaths in the Canaries today

Tenerife has 255 new cases with 77 in Gran Canaria, 9 in Fuerteventura, and none in Lanzarote…

Under 45’s shun screening as only 3% of target population go for a test
Under 45’s shun screening as only 3% of target population go for a test

The screening produced 127 positives from just 1,730 tests in two days...

Tenerife responds to mass vaccination as thousands flock to the Santiago Martin
Tenerife responds to mass vaccination as thousands flock to the Santiago Martin

When asked if there was a danger of running out of vaccines yesterday, the SCS replied ‘hopefully’...

Covid update: Over 300 new cases for the third day running in the Canaries
Covid update: Over 300 new cases for the third day running in the Canaries

Tenerife has 213, Gran Canaria has 54, there’s 22 in Fuerteventura, and 13 in Lanzarote...

Covid update: Face the truth, the Canaries are in trouble
Covid update: Face the truth, the Canaries are in trouble

343 new cases today, if we collectively don’t turn this around, it doesn’t matter what the UK does...

Covid update: Contagion is spiralling out of control with 378 new cases
Covid update: Contagion is spiralling out of control with 378 new cases

Incidence rates and active cases are going sky high due to an increased number of cases…

Covid update: 292 new cases with over 200 detected in Tenerife
Covid update: 292 new cases with over 200 detected in Tenerife

Is the beginning of a spike being seen in Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura where cases are rising?

Government announces mass screening this weekend in Santa Cruz, La Laguna and Granadilla
Government announces mass screening this weekend in Santa Cruz, La Laguna and Granadilla

53,000 people will be tested this weekend; screening in other high areas of Tenerife will be announced soon…