Covid update: 529 new cases and 5 more deaths, 45 deaths so far in August
The latest data from the Ministry of Health shows a stabilising once again in the number of new cases with 529 reported today, of which 252 are in Tenerife, 223 are in Gran Canaria, 26 in Lanzarote, 23 in Fuerteventura, 3 in La Palma, and 1 each in La Gomera and El Hierro.
There have also been five more Covid related deaths with 3 in Tenerife (2 in Santa Cruz and 1 in La Laguna) and 2 in La Palma. This means that 45 people of all ages have died this month from Covid, with 87% of them being unvaccinated, and a total of 869 lives lost since the start of the pandemic.
Incidence rates are continuing to go down with the IA7 for the islands now at 165.77, however, the IA14 is taking longer to decrease and is now at 406.17. The good news is that the R rate of contagion has continued to stay below 1.00 at 0.90, a good sign that the spread is getting under control.
More good news, the SCS have confirmed that they have now reached 80% of the target population over the age of 12 with their first jab against Covid, and 66.20% have been fully vaccinated. The mass vaccination centres in Tenerife and Gran Canaria continue to be open for anyone of any age over 12 to go for a vaccine without an appointment this weekend.
Data for Thursday 12th August 2021:
New cases: 529
Tenerife: 252
Gran Canaria: 223
Lanzarote: 26
Fuerteventura: 23
La Palma: 3
La Gomera: 1
El Hierro: 1
Current Incidence rate (IA7): 165.77
(Cases last 7 days: 3,607)
Tenerife: 185.01
Gran Canaria: 183.28
Fuerteventura: 139.48
Lanzarote: 77.02
El Hierro: 35.88
La Palma: 29.96
La Gomera: 23.06
Current Incidence rate (IA14): 406.17
(Cases last 14 days: 8,812)
Tenerife: 470.92
Gran Canaria: 438.45
Fuerteventura: 328.23
Lanzarote: 136.70
El Hierro: 107.65
La Gomera: 92.26
La Palma: 91.06
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General:
Covid patients in hospital: 447 (-24)
Covid patients in ICU: 102 (+2)
Home isolation: 15,078
R number: 0.90 (needs to be below 1)
PCR test positivity rate: 8.89% (should be below 4.5%)
Deaths last 24 hours: 5
Tenerife: 3 (490)
La Palma: 2 (13)
Total deaths: 869
Vaccination:
Total administered: 2,717,648 doses.
Immunised: 1,298,356 people (66.20%)
One dose: 1,569,892 people (80.06%)
Target: 1,960,774 (population over 12 years old)
Medical Discharges in last 24 hours: 586
Tenerife: 324
Gran Canaria: 238
Lanzarote: 13
La Palma: 8
La Gomera: 3
Fuerteventura: 0
El Hierro: 0
Total Active cases per island:
Total: 15,577
Tenerife: 9,004 (-41)
Gran Canaria: 5,947 (+52)
Fuerteventura: 415 (+23)
Lanzarote: 193 (+23)
La Palma: 53 (-3)
El Hierro: 9 (-3)
La Gomera: 6 (-1)
Municipalities with most active cases in each island:
5,004 in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria)
3,837 in Santa Cruz (Tenerife)
1,669 in La Laguna (Tenerife)
884 in Arona (Tenerife)
759 in Granadilla de Abona (Tenerife)
564 in Adeje (Tenerife)
281 in Santa Lucia de Tirajana (Gran Canaria)
237 in Telde (Gran Canaria)
174 in Arrecife (Lanzarote)
162 in Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura)
155 in Puerto de La Cruz (Tenerife)
150 in Guia de Isora (Tenerife)
138 in La Oliva (Fuerteventura)
120 in San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Gran Canaria)
83 in San Miguel de Abona (Tenerife)
58 in Mogán (Gran Canaria)
51 in Santiago del Teide (Tenerife)
(Please note this is not all municipalities, it represents the most infected and tourist areas)
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