Covid update: 126 new cases and one death in Lanzarote

The Canary Islands have added 126 new cases of coronavirus this Shrove Tuesday, raising the total since the start of the pandemic to 38,755 people who have tested positive. According to data from the Ministry of Health, Gran Canaria registered most of the cases today with 58, followed by Tenerife with 49 and Lanzarote with 11.

The islands currently have 6,881 active cases (50 less than yesterday) of which 79 are admitted to Intensive Care (ICU), seven fewer than yesterday, 302 are admitted to hospital wards and the rest (6,500) are undergoing treatment at home.

The islands registered one death in Lanzarote in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people who have lost their lives during this pandemic to 563 in the islands. The positive point today is the 175 epidemiological discharges recorded in the last 24 hours, and a slight drop in incidence rates.

Data for Tuesday 16th February 2021:
New cases:
Total: 126
Gran Canaria: 58 (46%)
Tenerife: 49 (39%)
Lanzarote: 11
Fuerteventura: 5
La Palma: 2
El Hierro: 1
La Gomera: 0

Current Incidence rate (IA7):
Canary Islands: 59.81
El Hierro: 382.93
Lanzarote: 147.09
Gran Canaria: 66.02
Fuerteventura: 49.62
Tenerife: 41.51
La Palma: 22.98
La Gomera: 9.30

Current Incidence rate (IA14):
Canary Islands: 127.24
El Hierro: 1,002.92
Lanzarote: 359.19
Gran Canaria: 148.96
Fuerteventura: 80.52
Tenerife: 73.87
La Palma: 49.59
La Gomera: 9.30

General:
Covid patients in hospital: 302 (+5)
Covid patients in ICU: 79 (-7)
Home isolation: 6,500
PCR positive rate: 6.63% (needs to be below 5)
R number: 0.91 (needs to be below 1)

Deaths last 24 hours: 1
Lanzarote: 1 (32)
Total deaths: 563

Vaccination:
Total administered: 106,596
Two doses: 45,357

Medical Discharges in last 24 hours:
Total: 175
Tenerife: 63
Gran Canaria: 60
Lanzarote: 45
La Palma: 5
El Hierro: 2
Fuerteventura: 0
La Gomera: 0

Total Active cases per island:
Total: 6,881
Gran Canaria: 3,924 (-2)
Tenerife: 2,229 (-+4)
Lanzarote: 470 (-35)
Fuerteventura: 137 (+5)
El Hierro: 96 (-1)
La Palma: 23 (-3)
La Gomera: 2 (-)

Municipalities with most active cases in each island:
3,566 in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria)
1,309 in Santa Cruz (Tenerife)
445 in Arrecife (Lanzarote)
418 in La Laguna (Tenerife)
103 in Adeje (Tenerife)
95 in Valverde (El Hierro)
91 in Granadilla de Abona (Tenerife)
82 in Arona (Tenerife)
80 in San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Gran Canaria)
78 in Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura)
19 in Puerto de La Cruz (Tenerife)
18 in Guia de Isora (Tenerife)
7 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.