Barcelona Field Studies Centre

Barcelona Coronavirus August 2021 - Daily Updates and Advice for Visiting Groups

Tuesday 31 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 7,767 new infections since yesterday, including 3,425 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,855,065.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 233.75, having fallen 8.43 points since yesterday.

There have been 194 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 319 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 84,340. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

The case fatality rate has flattened between 1.736 and 1.739 per 100 infected for 9 consecutive days.


There have been decreases since yesterday in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and those requiring intensive care. There are currently 6,806 patients admitted throughout Spain, 308 less, with 1,571 in intensive care units, a reduction of 81. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 6.07% to 5.80%, and in intensive care units, from 18.04% to 17.39%.

A total of 36,431,416 people (76.81% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated. This includes 32,996,436 (69.57% of the population) who have received their full schedule.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has decreased from 0.82 to 0.80. The epidemic remains in regression with growth reducing by 20%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 219.25 to 210.27 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,103 new infections and 9 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. There have been decreases in the number of hospitalised patients (1,121, 31 less) and those requiring intensive care (385, 14 less).

A total of 5,671,333 (73.44% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 3,465 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,648,946 (60.20% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Monday 30 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 15,489 new infections since Friday, including 1,380 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,847,298.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 242.18, having fallen 21.95 points since Friday.

There have been 146 new deaths registered since Friday, and 269 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 84,146. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

The case fatality has fallen from 1.738 to 1.736.

There have been decreases since Friday in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and those requiring intensive care. There are currently 7,114 patients admitted throughout Spain, 92 less, with 1,652 in intensive care units, a reduction of 33. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 6.15% to 6.07%, and in intensive care units, from 18.37% to 18.04%.

A total of 36,246,563 people (76.42% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated. This includes 32,811,664 (69.18% of the population) who have received their full schedule.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has decreased from 0.84 to 0.82. The epidemic remains in regression with growth reducing by 18%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 229.19 to 219.25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 370 new infections and 20 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. There have been decreases in the number of hospitalised patients (1,152, 2 less) and those requiring intensive care (399, 11 less).

A total of 5,667,868 (73.40% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 2,131 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,634,813 (60.20% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Sunday 29 August 2021

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has decreased from 0.85 to 0.84. The epidemic remains in regression with growth reducing by 16%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 241.17 to 229.19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 682 new infections and 15 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. The number of hospitalised patients has increased (1,154, 12 more), while those requiring intensive care has decreased (410, 8 less).

A total of 5,665,737 (73.37% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 9,129 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,626,390 (59.91% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Saturday 28 August 2021

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) remains at 0.85 for a third day. The epidemic remains in regression with growth reducing by 15%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 252.79 to 241.17 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,355 new infections and 17 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Both the number of hospitalised patients (1,142, 65 less) and those requiring intensive care (418, 4 less) have decreased.

A total of 5,656,608 (73.25% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 11,890 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,602,461 (59.60% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Friday 27 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 9,489 new infections since yesterday, including 4,612 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,831,809.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 264.13, having fallen 12.30 points since yesterday.

There have been 139 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 357 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 84,000. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

The case fatality rate has flattened between 1.738 and 1.739 per 100 infected for five consecutive days.

There have been decreases in the last 24 hours in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and those requiring intensive care. There are currently 7,206 patients admitted throughout Spain, 162 less, with 1,685 in intensive care units, a reduction of 16. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 6.29% to 6.15%, and in intensive care units, from 18.54% to 18.37%.

Updated data show a total of 36,237,517 people (76.40% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated. This includes 32,459,380 (68.43% of the population) who have received their full schedule.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) remains at 0.85 for a second day. The epidemic remains in regression with growth reducing by 15%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 267.36 to 252.79 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,478 new infections and 16 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Both the number of hospitalised patients (1,207, 563 less) and those requiring intensive care (422, 20 less) have decreased.

A total of 5,644,718 (73.10% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 11,924 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,558,094 (59.03% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Thursday 26 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 7,115 new infections since yesterday, including 4,504 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,822,320.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 276.43, having fallen 14.85 points since yesterday.

There have been 171 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 362 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 83,861. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

The case fatality rate has flattened between 1.738 and 1.739 per 100 infected for four consecutive days.

There have been decreases in the last 24 hours in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and those requiring intensive care. There are currently 7,368 patients admitted throughout Spain, 289 less, with 1,701 in intensive care units, a reduction of 59. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 6.53% to 6.29%, and in intensive care units, from 19.22% to 18.54%.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has increased from 0.84 to 0.85. The epidemic remains in regression with growth reducing by 15%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 272.99 to 267.36 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,677 new infections and 18 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Both the number of hospitalised patients (1,263, 53 less) and those requiring intensive care (442, 1 less) have decreased.

A total of 5,632,794 (72.94% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 5,851 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,519,756 (58.53% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Wednesday 25 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 10,781 new infections since yesterday, including 5,580 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,815,205.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 291.28, having fallen 14.33 points since yesterday.

There have been 163 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 365 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 83,690. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

The case fatality rate has fallen, from 1.739 to 1.738 per 100 infected.

There have been decreases in the last 24 hours in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and those requiring intensive care. There are currently 7,657 patients admitted throughout Spain, 302 less, with 1,760 in intensive care units, a reduction of 9. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 6.79% to 6.53%, and in intensive care units, from 19.28% to 19.22%.

Updated data show a total of 35,950,365 people (75.79% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated. This includes 31,930,874 (67.32% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has increased from 0.83 to 0.84. The epidemic remains in regression with growth reducing by 16%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 278.42 to 272.99 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,731 new infections and 27 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Both the number of hospitalised patients (1,316, 55 less) and those requiring intensive care (443, 13 less) have decreased.

A total of 5,626,943 (72.87% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 19,499 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,496,891 (58.23% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Tuesday 24 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 10,072 new infections since yesterday, including 5,222 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,804,424.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 305.61, having fallen 11.74 points since yesterday.

There have been 190 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 367 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 83,527. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

The case fatality rate has risen for the first time since March 26, from 1.738 to 1.739 per 100 infected.

There have been decreases in the last 24 hours in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and those requiring intensive care. There are currently 7,959 patients admitted throughout Spain, 372 less, with 1,769 in intensive care units, a reduction of 70. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 7.11% to 6.79%, and in intensive care units, from 20.04% to 19.28%.

A total of 32,284,759 people (68.07% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 140,962 in the last 24 hours. This includes 31,653,643 (66.74% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has increased from 0.82 to 0.83. The epidemic remains in regression with growth reducing by 17%.

Daily change in the virus reproduction speed (RT) in Catalonia, 24 August 2021
Daily change in the virus reproduction speed (RT) in Catalonia, 24 August 2021

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 291.30 to 278.42 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,862 new infections and 26 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Both the number of hospitalised patients (1,371, 40 less) and those requiring intensive care (456, 5 less) have decreased.

A total of 5,607,444 (72.61% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 6,390 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,447,302 (57.59% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Monday 23 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 23,899 new infections since Friday, including 2,261 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,794,352.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 317.35, having fallen 27.83 points since Friday.

There have been 201 new deaths registered since Friday, and 301 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 83,337. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on June 21 2020 was 9.07 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.738.

There have been increases in the last 24 hours in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and those requiring intensive care. There are currently 8,330 patients admitted throughout Spain, 164 more, with 1,839 in intensive care units, an increase of 21. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has increased from 6.97% to 7.11%, and in intensive care units, from 19.83% to 20.04%.

A total of 32,143,797 people (67.77% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 149,326 since Friday. This includes 31,447,188 (66.30% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has increased from 0.81 to 0.82. The epidemic remains in regression with growth reducing by 18%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 305.01 to 291.30 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 643 new infections and 20 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. The number of hospitalised patients (1,411, 38 more) has increased, while those requiring intensive care (461, 5 less) has decreased.

A total of 5,601,054 (72.53% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 2,630 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,431,010 (57.38% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Sunday 22 August 2021

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) stays at 0.81 for a second day. The epidemic remains in regression with growth reducing by 19%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 322.36 to 305.01 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,087 new infections and 7 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. The number of hospitalised patients (1,373, 4 more) has increased, while those requiring intensive care (466, 9 less) has decreased.

A total of 5,598,424 (72.50% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 14,724 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,423,827 (57.29 of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Saturday 21 August 2021

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has increased from 0.80 to 0.81. The epidemic remains in regression with growth reducing by 19%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 341.31 to 322.36 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,818 new infections and 31 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. The numbers of hospitalised patients (1,369, 157 less) and those requiring intensive care (475, 7 less) have both decreased.

A total of 5,583,700 (72.31% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 16,999 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,399,325 (56.97% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Friday 20 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 12,450 new infections since yesterday, including 6,313 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,770,453.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 345.18, having fallen 15.38 points since yesterday.

There have been 132 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 398 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 83,136. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on June 21 2020 was 9.07 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.743.

There have been decreases in the last 24 hours in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and those requiring intensive care. There are currently 8,166 patients admitted throughout Spain, 341 less, with 1,818 in intensive care units, a reduction of 29. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 7.26% to 6.97%, and in intensive care units, from 20.12% to 19.83%.

The total number of people vaccinated rises to 31,994,471 (67.45% of the Spanish population), with continuity of data broken after revisions from Andalucia. This includes 31,096,470 (65.56% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has increased from 0.79 to 0.80. The epidemic remains in regression with growth reducing by 20%.

Daily change in the virus reproduction speed (RT) in Catalonia, 20 August 2021
Daily change in the virus reproduction speed (RT) in Catalonia, 20 August 2021

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 363.74 to 341.31 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,840 new infections and 23 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. The number of hospitalised patients has increased (1,526, 9 more) while those requiring intensive care (482, 17 less) has decreased.

A total of 5,566,701 (72.09% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 15,855 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,370,337 (56.59% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Thursday 19 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 12,445 new infections since yesterday, including 6,811 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,758,003.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 360.56, having fallen 17.57 points since yesterday.

There have been 121 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 402 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 83,004. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.745.

There have been decreases in the last 24 hours in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and those requiring intensive care. There are currently 8,507 patients admitted throughout Spain, 312 less, with 1,847 in intensive care units, a reduction of 14. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 7.53% to 7.26%, and in intensive care units, from 20.28% to 20.12%.

A total of 32,100,384 people (67.68% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 168,572 in the last 24 hours. This includes 30,565,129 (64.44% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) remains at 0.79 for a fourth day. The epidemic is in regression with growth reducing by 21%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 368.68 to 363.74 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 2,194 new infections and 30 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. The number of hospitalised patients (1,517, 76 less) and those requiring intensive care (499, 5 less) have both decreased.

A total of 5,550,846 (71.88% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 18,583 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,343,529 (56.25% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Wednesday 18 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 11,956 new infections since yesterday, including 7,006 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,745,558.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 378.13, having fallen 20.81 points since yesterday.

There have been 144 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 374 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 82,883. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.747.

There have been decreases in the last 24 hours in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and those requiring intensive care. There are currently 8,819 patients admitted throughout Spain, 372 less, with 1,861 in intensive care units, a reduction of 46. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 7.83% to 7.53%, and in intensive care units, from 20.71% to 20.28%.

A total of 31,931,812 people (67.32% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 176,944 in the last 24 hours. This includes 30,261,332 (63.80% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) remains at 0.79 for a third day. The epidemic is in regression with growth reducing by 21%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 377.83 to 368.68 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 2,297 new infections and 20 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. The number of hospitalised patients (1,593, 63 less) and those requiring intensive care (504, 17 less) have both decreased.

A total of 5,532,263 (71.64% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 9,873 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,315,182 (55.88% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Tuesday 17 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 14,336 new infections since yesterday, including 5,558 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,733,602.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 398.94, having fallen 16.96 points since yesterday.

There have been 144 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 303 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 82,739. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.748.

There have been decreases in the last 24 hours in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and those requiring intensive care. There are currently 9,191 patients admitted throughout Spain, 165 less, with 1,907 in intensive care units, a reduction of 24. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 7.97% to 7.83%, and in intensive care units, from 20.96% to 20.71%.

A total of 31,754,868 people (66.95% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 130,573 in the last 24 hours. This includes 29,968,303 (63.18% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) remains at 0.79 for a second day. The epidemic is in regression with growth reducing by 21%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 401.83 to 377.83 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,976 new infections and 35 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. The number of hospitalised patients has decreased (1,656, 67 less) while those requiring intensive care (521, 4 more) have increased.

A total of 5,522,390 (71.51% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 30,276 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,302,252 (55.71% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Monday 16 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 25,726 new infections since Friday, including 2,749 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,719,266.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 415.90, having fallen 46.33 points since Friday.

There have been 125 new deaths registered since Friday, and 242 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 82,595. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.750.

There have been increases since Friday in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and those requiring intensive care. There are currently 9,356 patients admitted throughout Spain, 48 more, with 1,931 in intensive care units, an increase of 9. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has increased from 7.92% to 7.97%, and in intensive care units, from 20.78% to 20.96%.

A total of 31,624,295 people (66.67% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 230,808 since Friday. This includes 29,794,008 (62.82% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has increased from 0.78 to 0.79. The epidemic is in regression with growth reducing by 21%.

Daily change in the virus reproduction speed (RT) in Catalonia, 16 August 2021
Daily change in the virus reproduction speed (RT) in Catalonia, 16 August 2021

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 426.47 to 401.83 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 895 new infections and 21 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. The number of hospitalised patients has increased (1,723, 77 more) while those requiring intensive care (517, one less) have decreased.

A total of 5,492,114 (71.12% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 3,898 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,286,068 (55.50% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Sunday 15 August 2021

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has increased from 0.77 to 0.78. The epidemic is in regression with growth reducing by 22%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 455.75 to 426.47 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,320 new infections and 24 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. The number of hospitalised patients has increased (1,646, 36 more) while those requiring intensive care (518, 14 less) have decreased.

A total of 5,488,216 (71.07% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 16,241 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,283,346 (55.47% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Saturday 14 August 2021

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has increased from 0.76 to 0.77. The epidemic is in regression with growth reducing by 23%.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 488.85 to 455.75 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 2,287 new infections and 51 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Hospital pressure is easing as both the number of hospitalised patients (1,646, 64 less) and those requiring intensive care (532, 9 less) have decreased.

A total of 5,471,975 (70.86% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 30,762 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,275,293 (55.36% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Friday 13 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 15,657 new infections since yesterday, including 7,968 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,693,540.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 462.23, having fallen 20.89 points since yesterday.

There have been 63 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 313 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 82,470. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.757.

There has been a decrease in the last 24 hours in the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital. There are currently 9,308 patients admitted throughout Spain, 170 less, with 1,922 in intensive care units, one more than yesterday. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 8.06% to 7.92%, and in intensive care units, from 20.79% to 20.78%.

A total of 31,393,487 people (66.19% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 164,989 in the last 24 hours. This includes 29,526,380 (62.25% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) remains at 0.76 for a second day. The epidemic is in regression with growth reducing by 24%.

Daily change in the virus reproduction speed (RT) in Catalonia, 13 August 2021
Daily change in the virus reproduction speed (RT) in Catalonia, 13 August 2021

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 532.95 to 488.85 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 2,352 new infections and no deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Hospital pressure is easing as both the number of hospitalised patients (1,710, 80 less) and those requiring intensive care (541, 18 less) have decreased.

A total of 5,441,213 (70.46% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 28,180 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,241,736 (54.93% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Thursday 12 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 17,410 new infections since yesterday, including 8,554 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,677,883.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 483.12, having fallen 20.30 points since yesterday.

There have been 87 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 314 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 82,407. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.762.

There have been decreases in the last 24 hours in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and in those in intensive care. There are currently 9,478 patients admitted throughout Spain, 342 less, with 1,921 in intensive care units, a decrease of 26. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 8.34% to 8.06%, and in intensive care units, from 21.06% to 20.79%.

A total of 31,228,498 people (65.84% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 294,652 in the last 24 hours. This includes 29,221,276 (61.61% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has increased slightly for a third day, but the epidemic remains in regression with each infected person passing the virus to an average of 0.76 others.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 546.57 to 532.95 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 2,629 new infections and 29 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Hospital pressure is easing as both the number of hospitalised patients (1,790, 68 less) and those requiring intensive care (559, 21 less) have decreased.

A total of 5,413,033 (70.10% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 36,380 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,206,215 (54.47% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Wednesday 11 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 17,023 new infections since yesterday, including 9,192 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,660,473.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 503.42, having fallen 24.96 points since yesterday.

There have been 93 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 311 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 82,320. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.766.

There have been decreases in the last 24 hours in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and in those in intensive care. There are currently 9,820 patients admitted throughout Spain, 181 less, with 1,947 in intensive care units, a decrease of 40. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 8.48% to 8.34%, and in intensive care units, from 21.54% to 21.06%.

A total of 30,933,846 people (65.22% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 412,625 since Monday. This includes 28,993,301 (61.13% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has increased slightly for a second day, but the epidemic remains in regression with each infected person passing the virus to an average of 0.74 others.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 564.53 to 546.57 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 2,713 new infections and 21 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Hospital pressure is easing as both the number of hospitalised patients (1,858, 114 less) and those requiring intensive care (580, 16 less) have decreased.

A total of 5,376,653 (69.63% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 44,497 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,184,275 (54.18% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Tuesday 10 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 15,860 new infections since yesterday, including 8,001 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,643,450.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 528.38, having fallen 20.68 points since yesterday.

There have been 102 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 284 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 82,227. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.771.

There have been decreases in the last 24 hours in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and in those in intensive care. There are currently 10,001 patients admitted throughout Spain, 410 less, with 1,987 in intensive care units, a decrease of 44. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 8.83% to 8.48%, and in intensive care units, from 21.98% to 21.54%.

Vaccination data for Spain have not been updated today.

In Catalonia, the speed of growth (RT) has increased slightly, but the epidemic remains in regression with each infected person passing the virus to an average of 0.73 others.

Daily change in the virus reproduction speed (RT) in Catalonia, 9 August 2021
Daily change in the virus reproduction speed (RT) in Catalonia, 9 August 2021

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 600.02 to 564.53 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 2,692 new infections and 26 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Hospital pressure in intensive care units has increased (596 patients, 14 more than yesterday) while the number of hospitalised patients has decreased (1,972, 58 less).

A total of 5,332,156 (69.05% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 29,212 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,167,900 (53.97% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Monday 9 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 39,638 new infections since Friday, including 3,987 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,627,770.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has steadily decreased since July 27. It today stands at 549.06, having fallen 42.08 points since Friday.

There have been 119 new deaths registered since Friday, and 262 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 82,125. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.775.

There have been increases since Friday in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and in those in intensive care. There are currently 10,411 patients admitted throughout Spain, 396 more, with 2,031 in intensive care units, an increase of 103. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has increased from 8.48% to 8.83%, and in intensive care units, from 20.78% to 21.98%.

A total of 30,521,221 people (64.35% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 234,675 since Friday. This includes 28,587,458 (60.27% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the epidemic is in regression, with speed of growth reducing by 28% and each infected person passing the virus to an average of 0.72 others.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 643.04 to 600.02 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,289 new infections and 35 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Hospital pressure in intensive care units has decreased (582 patients, 16 less than yesterday) while the number of hospitalised patients has increased (1,972, 34 more).

A total of 5,302,944 (68.67% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 9,088 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,156,779 (53.83% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Sunday 8 August 2021

In Catalonia, the epidemic is in regression, with speed of growth reducing by 28% and each infected person passing the virus to an average of 0.72 others.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 692.85 to 643.04 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,567 new infections and 17 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. The number of hospitalised patients (1,938, 25 more) and those in intensive care (598, 19 more) have increased.

A total of 5,293,856 (68.55% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 15,330 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,150,908 (53.75% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Saturday 7 August 2021

In Catalonia, the epidemic is in regression, with growth reducing by 27% and each infected person passing the virus to an average of 0.73 others.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 741.57 to 692.85 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 3,150 new infections and 27 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. There are fewer hospitalised patients (1,913, 124 less than yesterday) and those requiring intensive care (579, 9 less).

A total of 5,278,526 (68.36% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 32,219 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,148,038 (53.72% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Friday 6 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 21,561 new infections since yesterday, including 10,540 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,588,132.

The cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has fallen for 8 consecutive days, from 614.88 to 591.14.

There have been 75 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 342 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 82,006. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.787.

There has been small increases in the last 24 hours in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, (rising from 10,004 to 10,015) and in those requiring intensive care (increasing from 1,925 to 1,928). The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has increased from 8.45% to 8.48%, and in intensive care units, remains at 20.78% for a second day.

A total of 30,286,546 people (63.85% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 218,532 in the last 24 hours. This includes 28,255,949 (59.57% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the epidemic is in regression, with growth reducing by 27% and each infected person passing the virus to an average of 0.73 others.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 804.56 to 741.57 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 3,133 new infections and 30 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. There are fewer hospitalised patients (2,037, 43 less than yesterday) although those requiring intensive care have increased (588, 12 more).

A total of 5,246,307 (67.94% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 43,658 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,120,074 (53.35% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Thursday 5 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 21,387 new infections since yesterday, including 11,315 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,566,571.

After 35 days of increases, the cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has fallen for 7 consecutive days, from 633.07 to 614.88.

There have been 87 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 325 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 81,931. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.794.

Hospital pressure is easing. There has been a decrease in the last 24 hours in the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, falling from 10,184 to 10,004. Those requiring intensive care have increased from 1,904 to 1,925, a rise of 21. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 8.60% to 8.45%, and in intensive care units, increased from 20.76% to 20.78%.

A total of 30,068,014 people (63.39% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 226,769 in the last 24 hours. This includes 28,034,427 (59.11% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the virus reproduction rate has fallen for 28 consecutive days, and today remains at 0.74. The epidemic is in regression, with growth reducing by 26% and each infected person passing the virus to an average of 0.74 others.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 830.84 to 804.56 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 3,359 new infections and 35 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Hospital pressure is easing, with fewer hospitalised patients (2,080, 68 less than yesterday) and those requiring intensive care (576, a decrease of 5).

A total of 5,202,649 (67.37% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 49,783 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,097,898 (53.07% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Wednesday 4 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 21,874 new infections since yesterday, including 11,765 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,545,184.

After 35 days of increases, the cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has fallen for 6 consecutive days, from 653.81 to 633.07.

There have been 71 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 293 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 81,844. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.801.

Hospital pressure is easing. There has been a decrease in the last 24 hours in the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, falling from 10,317 to 10,184. Those requiring intensive care have increased from 1,867 to 1,904, a rise of 37. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 8.69% to 8.60%, and in intensive care units, increased from 20.40% to 20.76%.

A total of 29,841,245 people (62.91% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 136,994 in the last 24 hours. This includes 27,811,786 (58.64% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the virus reproduction rate has fallen for 28 consecutive days, and today stands at 0.74. The epidemic is in regression, with growth reducing by 26% and each infected person passing the virus to an average of 0.74 others.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 860.96 to 830.84 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 3,850 new infections and 28 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Today, there are 2,148 hospitalised patients, 78 less than yesterday. There are 581 patients in intensive care, a decrease of 8 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 5,152,866 (66.73% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 44,414 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,084,104 (52.89% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Tuesday 3 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 20,327 new infections since yesterday, including 10,206 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,523,310.

After 35 days of increases, the cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has fallen for 5 consecutive days, from 673.52 to 653.81.

There have been 130 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, and 280 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 81,773. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.808.

Hospital pressure is easing. There has been a decrease in the last 24 hours in the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, falling from 10,578 to 10,317. Those requiring intensive care have increased from 1,856 to 1,867, a rise of 11. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has decreased from 8.90% to 8.69%, and in intensive care units, increased from 20.02% to 20.4%.

A total of 29,704,251 people (62.63% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 170,444 in the last 24 hours. This includes 27,437,503 (57.85% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the virus reproduction rate has fallen for 27 consecutive days, and today stands at 0.75. The epidemic is in regression, with growth reducing by 25% and each infected person passing the virus to an average of 0.75 others.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 905.63 to 860.96 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 3,478 new infections and 28 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Today, there are 2,226 hospitalised patients, 66 less than yesterday. There are 589 patients in intensive care, an increase of 12 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 5,108,452 (66.15% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 21,955 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,070,843 (52.72% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Monday 2 August 2021

The Ministry of Health for Spain has registered a further 55,939 new infections since Friday, including 5,112 diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected since the start of the pandemic rises to 4,502,983.

After 35 days of increases, the cumulative incidence rate (the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days) has fallen for a fourth consecutive day, from 687.30 to 673.52.

There have been 157 new deaths registered since Friday, and 207 in the last seven days. The total deaths in the pandemic rises to 81,643. The data exclude deaths in residences and those who had symptoms compatible with Covid-19 but did not undergo a diagnostic test.

After rapidly falling since the start of the pandemic, the lethality of the virus saw a steady rise from 8 February 2021, followed by a gradual decline from 26 March. The case fatality rate on 26 March was 2.304 deaths per 100 patients and today stands at 1.813.

There have been increases since Friday in both the number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital and in those in intensive care. There are currently 10,578 patients admitted throughout Spain, 753 more, with 1,856 in intensive care units, an increase of 158. The occupancy rate for beds taken by coronavirus patients in Spain has increased from 8.24% to 8.90%, and in intensive care units, from 18.31% to 20.02%.

A total of 29,533,807 people (62.27% of the Spanish population) have now been vaccinated, 281,053 since Friday. This includes 27,262,062 (57.47% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

In Catalonia, the virus reproduction rate has fallen for 26 consecutive days, and today stands at 0.76. The epidemic is in regression, with growth reducing by 24% and each infected person passing the virus to an average of 0.76 others.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 958.67 to 905.63 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 1,526 new infections and 37 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Today, there are 2,292 hospitalised patients, 65 more than yesterday. There are 577 patients in intensive care, an increase of 10 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 5,086,497 (65.88% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 6,168 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,051,639 (52.47% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.

Sunday 1 August 2021

In Catalonia, the virus reproduction rate has fallen for 25 consecutive days, and today stands at 0.78. The epidemic is in regression, with growth reducing by 22% and each infected person passing the virus to an average of 0.78 others.

The cumulative incidence rate of the coronavirus in 14 days has decreased from 1,010.70 to 958.67 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There have been 2,455 new infections and 26 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Today, there are 2,227 hospitalised patients, 79 more than yesterday. There are 567 patients in intensive care, an increase of 7 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 5,080,329 (65.79% of the population of Catalonia) have now been vaccinated, 9,954 in the last 24 hours. This includes 4,041,707 (52.34% of the population) who have received their scheduled two doses.



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Foot Notes


1 Chinese and American researchers have used the infection data from the first few weeks to model the temporal and spatial evolution of the coronavirus first in Wuhan, the start of the pandemic, and later in 375 other Chinese cities. To see how the virus could progress, they overlapped this information with the movement patterns of hundreds of millions of Chinese recorded by the telecommunications company Tencent in Chunyun 2018. This period of the Chinese lunar calendar begins a few days before the Chinese New Year. and it lasts for several weeks afterwards. This year, the New Year fell precisely on January 23. Thus they were able to estimate how the coronavirus moved. The work, published in the Science journal, has found that until Wuhan's forced isolation, 86% of all infections were not being detected. That is, only 14% of the infected were under control. The rest, whether asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, continued to lead their normal lives. Thus, for many days there were two very different transmission rates. That January 23, there were only 801 documented cases throughout China, while the total number of new COVID-19 infections during 10–23 January in Wuhan city is estimated at 13,118 (documented and undocumented combined).
After Wuhan's closure measures, later extended to much of China, the dynamics of the epidemic changed in the city of origin. Between January 24 and February 8, the study authors estimate that the percentage of invisible infected people drops to 35%. They also come to light faster. For the first time, the basic reproduction number (R0) of the epidemic, understood as new infections for each infected person while sick, fell to 0.99. It was the first step in controlling the epidemic, although only in Wuhan.
Source: Science Magazine
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/03/13/science.abb3221
2 The National Centre for Epidemiology estimate that the number of those affected in the 2017-2018 influenza season was 752,000 people, with nearly 15,000 related deaths. Hospitalisation was necessary in 52,000 of the cases, 14,000 of them had serious complications and 3,000 required admission to the ICU.
Source: Epidemiology and Public Health Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBER)
https://www.ciberisciii.es/noticias/estiman-en-800000-personas-los-afectados-por-la-gripe-del-pasado-ano
3 According to the National Centre for Epidemiology, some 6,300 people died in Spain due to influenza last season, 2018-2019. The Influenza Surveillance System estimated that 490,000 people affected by mild cases of this pathology attended the Primary Care centres, in addition to some 35,300 confirmed hospitalised patients, of which 2,500 entered the ICU. Among the deaths registered in the country, 83% were older than 64 years and 13% belonged to the group of 45-64 years.
Source: DiarodeAvisos https://diariodeavisos.elespanol.com/2019/10/6-300-personas-fallecieron-por-la-gripe-la-pasada-temporada/
4 The first of the deaths from coronavirus recorded in Spain occurred on February 13, although the patient, a 69-year-old man, had travelled to Nepal, making it difficult to track the infection. The case was discovered by an autopsy.
5 Since 2010, both the governments of Spain and those of its different autonomies (health care is a transferred competence) have approved a series of health care cuts that weakened the system. In 2020, Spain budgeted 5.9% of its GDP for public health spending. This percentage was 6.77% in 2009. Catalonia is one of the Spanish autonomous regions that has cut the most in recent years, dedicating just 3.9% of its GDP to public health this year. The European average is 7.5%
Source: El Periodico: https://www.elperiodico.com/es/sanidad/20200318/recortes-7895906
A December 2019 FACUA report reveals that Catalonia is the Spanish region with the longest wait for a Public Health family doctor appointment. 74% of respondents expect a wait of at least one week.
Source: El Periodico: https://www.elperiodico.com/es/sociedad/20191215/catalunya-comunidad-mayor-tiempo-espera-medico-cabecera-7772135