Covid update: 79 new cases and 1 Covid death today


Covid update: 79 new cases and 1 Covid death today

The latest data from the Ministry of Health reports of 79 new cases of coronavirus detected in the Canary Islands today, with 50% (40) cases in Tenerife, 22 in Gran Canaria, 11 in Lanzarote, 5 in Fuerteventura, 1 in La Palma, and none in La Gomera or El Hierro. They have also confirmed one Covid related death in Tenerife, meaning that 989 people have died from the virus in the archipelago.

The epidemiological data is still showing signs of stability with now only 1,284 active cases in the islands of which 130 are in wards, 32 are in ICU, and 1.096 are in home isolation. Another strong positive is the positivity rate of PCR tests, which need to be below 4.5%, and currently stand at 1.85% with the R rate of 0.91 meaning that someone who has Covid passes it on to less than one person on average.

Data for Monday 4th October 2021:

New cases: 79

Tenerife: 40

Gran Canaria: 22

Lanzarote: 11

Fuerteventura: 5

La Palma: 1

La Gomera: 0

El Hierro: 0

 

Current Incidence rate (IA7): 24.17

(Cases last 7 days: 526)

El Hierro: 62.80

Fuerteventura: 50.95

Lanzarote: 49.42

Tenerife: 25.63

Gran Canaria: 16.36

La Palma: 10.78

La Gomera: 4.61

 

Current Incidence rate (IA14): 50.41

(Cases last 14 days: 1,098)

Fuerteventura: 114.42

El Hierro: 107.65

Lanzarote: 99.48

Tenerife: 50.29

Gran Canaria: 36.00

La Palma: 20.37

La Gomera: 4.61

 

General:

Covid patients in hospital: 130 (-8)

Covid patients in ICU: 32 (+1)

Home isolation: 1,096

R number: 0.91 (needs to be below 1)

PCR test positivity rate: 1.85% (should be below 4.5%)

 

Deaths last 24 hours: 1

Tenerife: 1 (564)

Total deaths: 989

 

Vaccination:

Total administered: 3,122,341

Fully vaccinated: 1,623,169 people (82.78%)

One dose: 1,660,186 people (84.67%)

Target: 1,960,774 (population over 12 years old)

 

Medical Discharges in last 24 hours: 162

Tenerife: 103

Gran Canaria: 38

Lanzarote: 21

Fuerteventura: 0

La Palma: 0

El Hierro: 0

La Gomera: 0

 

Total Active cases per island:

Total: 1,258

Tenerife: 698 (-64)

Gran Canaria: 290 (-16)

Fuerteventura: 150 (+5)

Lanzarote: 99 (-10)

La Palma: 13 (+1)

El Hierro: 8 (-)

La Gomera: 0 (-)

 

Municipalities with most active cases in each island:

392 in Santa Cruz (Tenerife)

251 in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) 

99 in Arona (Tenerife)

86 in Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura)

81 in La Laguna (Tenerife)

80 in Arrecife (Lanzarote)

75 in Adeje (Tenerife)

33 in La Oliva (Fuerteventura)

12 in Santa Lucia de Tirajana (Gran Canaria)

10 in Telde (Gran Canaria)

9 in Puerto de La Cruz (Tenerife)

9 in San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Gran Canaria)

8 in Granadilla de Abona (Tenerife)

4 in Mogán (Gran Canaria)

3 in San Miguel de Abona (Tenerife)

2 in Guia de Isora (Tenerife)

1 in Santiago del Teide (Tenerife)

 (Please note this is not all municipalities, it represents the most infected and tourist areas)

trending