Covid update: Only 145 new cases, but ICU occupancy getting critical

The Ministry of Health of the Canary Islands has reported of 145 new cases of coronavirus this Sunday. The total number of accumulated cases in the Islands is now 38,440 with 6,852 active, of which 83 are admitted to the ICU and 292 are hospitalized in wards.

In the last 24 hours, the death of a 72-year-old woman has been reported in Lanzarote, who was admitted to hospital and suffered from previous pathologies.

Of the new cases, Tenerife had the most with 53, followed by Gran Canaria with 45, Lanzarote with 37, and Fuerteventura with 7. All the stats are continuing to go in the right direction with a downward trend, but the most worrying one is the number of Covid patients in ICU.

The Ministry of Health specifies that when the percentage of Covid patients in ICU exceeds 15%, that the hospital is heading towards a critical situation. Currently the percentage for the islands is 23% as an average, but is much worse in Lanzarote and Gran Canaria.

15% may not sound much, but when combined with non-Covid patients, the ICU beds in the Canaries are almost at 66% of capacity, with the Hospital Dr. José Molina Orosa in Arrecife at 70%, and the University Hospital de Dr. Negrín in Las Palmas at 96% of capacity, not forgetting that hospital pressure is one of the main criteria taken into account when decisions are made regarding Coronavirus restrictions.

Data for Sunday 14th February 2021:
New cases:
Total: 145
Tenerife: 53 (37%)
Gran Canaria: 45 (31%)
Lanzarote: 37 (25%)
Fuerteventura: 7
La Palma: 3
El Hierro: 0
La Gomera: 0

Current Incidence rate (IA7):
Canary Islands: 60.37
El Hierro: 373.82
Lanzarote: 178.61
Gran Canaria: 67.31
Fuerteventura: 43.63
Tenerife: 37.37
La Palma: 21.77
La Gomera: 9.30

Current Incidence rate (IA14):
Canary Islands: 131.14
El Hierro: 1,048.50
Lanzarote: 385.45
Gran Canaria: 160.83
Fuerteventura: 77.00
Tenerife: 67.88
La Palma: 45.97
La Gomera: 9.30

General:
Covid patients in hospital: 292 (-5)
Covid patients in ICU: 83 (+8)
Home isolation: 6,477
PCR positive rate: 4.69% (needs to be below 5)
R number: 0.83 (needs to be below 1)

Deaths last 24 hours: 1
Lanzarote: 1 (31)
Total deaths: 561

Vaccination:
Total administered: 99,316
Two doses: 40,779

Medical Discharges in last 24 hours:
Total: 119
Lanzarote: 95
Gran Canaria: 10
El Hierro: 6
Tenerife: 5
La Palma: 4
Fuerteventura: 0
La Gomera: 0

Total Active cases per island:
Total: 6,852
Gran Canaria: 3,887 (+35)
Tenerife: 2,177 (+48)
Lanzarote: 531 (-58)
Fuerteventura: 124 (+7)
El Hierro: 98 (-6)
La Palma: 33 (-1)
La Gomera: 2 (-)

Municipalities with most active cases in each island:
3,487 in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria)
1,271 in Santa Cruz (Tenerife)
504 in Arrecife (Lanzarote)
416 in La Laguna (Tenerife)
102 in Adeje (Tenerife)
97 in Valverde (El Hierro)
93 in Granadilla de Abona (Tenerife)
81 in San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Gran Canaria)
80 in Arona (Tenerife)
69 in Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura)
20 in Puerto de La Cruz (Tenerife)
18 in Guia de Isora (Tenerife)
6 in San Miguel de Abona (Tenerife)
2 in Alajero (La Gomera)

Please note this is not all municipalities, it represents most infected and tourist areas.