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Covid update: 117 new cases and no deaths for second day running
Covid update: 117 new cases and no deaths for second day running

Of the new cases, 65 are in Tenerife, 39 in Gran Canaria, 6 in El Hierro, 5 in Lanzarote, and 2 in Fuerteventura...

Covid update: May begins with 131 new cases, 83 of them in Tenerife
Covid update: May begins with 131 new cases, 83 of them in Tenerife

The good news once again is that the incidence rates are continuing to drop for the Islands...

51 Covid related deaths in April in the Canaries, 26 less than in March
51 Covid related deaths in April in the Canaries, 26 less than in March

Yesterday the deaths of four other people aged 47, 54, 56 and 93 years old were reported...

SCS have now administered 622,846 doses of vaccines in the Canary Islands
SCS have now administered 622,846 doses of vaccines in the Canary Islands

175,941 people have achieved immunity with two doses or Janssen single dose already…

Covid update: 175 new cases and 2 deaths in the Canary Islands today
Covid update: 175 new cases and 2 deaths in the Canary Islands today

Active cases increase due to low number of medical discharges, but incidence rates drop again…

Covid update: The Canary Islands incidence rate drops below 50
Covid update: The Canary Islands incidence rate drops below 50

The IA7 for the islands has fallen to 49.96, and five of the islands have rates below 50...

If you are over 73 years old and have not been vaccinated call 012 now
If you are over 73 years old and have not been vaccinated call 012 now

Anyone in Tenerife and Gran Canaria born before 1948 should call 012 now if they haven’t been contacted for their first vaccination...

Covid update: Canaries passes 52,000 cases with 165 new infections today
Covid update: Canaries passes 52,000 cases with 165 new infections today

Tenerife has 96 new cases today, Gran Canaria registers 38, Lanzarote adds 11, and Fuerteventura just 1…

Covid update: Is this the turning point we’ve been waiting for?
Covid update: Is this the turning point we’ve been waiting for?

Only 114 new cases today, the lowest weekday number of cases since 8th December last year…

The fourth wave of coronavirus is finally slowing down in Spain
The fourth wave of coronavirus is finally slowing down in Spain

All indicators show a slowdown in the spread of the virus, except for ICU occupancy which remains high...

Covid update: Only 131 new cases today as incidence rates drop again
Covid update: Only 131 new cases today as incidence rates drop again

Active cases have stayed below 4,000 over the weekend and are the lowest they’ve been since October last year...

Over 70% of the islands population over 60 have had their first vaccination
Over 70% of the islands population over 60 have had their first vaccination

The SCS have now administered 558,338 vaccines against Covid-19, which is 95.5% of the doses delivered to the islands...

Covid update: Tenerife has double the number of cases than Gran Canaria today
Covid update: Tenerife has double the number of cases than Gran Canaria today

There are 169 new cases today, as Tenerife data continues to increase, and Gran Canaria is seeing a downward trend...

Covid update: 164 new cases and actives drop below 4,000
Covid update: 164 new cases and actives drop below 4,000

Anyone over 75 years of age not vacvinated, should call 012 as soon as possible...

Covid update: Daily infections grow in Tenerife and stabilize in Gran Canaria
Covid update: Daily infections grow in Tenerife and stabilize in Gran Canaria

There were 221 new cases reported today, with 147 of them in Tenerife compared to 56 in Gran Canaria…

VACCINATION UPDATE: The Canaries passes 500,000 vaccinations given
VACCINATION UPDATE: The Canaries passes 500,000 vaccinations given

29% of the initial target for herd immunity have received at least their first vaccination…

Covid update: New cases below 200 and mass vaccinations start in the south
Covid update: New cases below 200 and mass vaccinations start in the south

The Canary Islands added 199 new cases and one death in Tenerife In the last 24 hours with 314 medical discharges...

Distribution of Janssen single-dose vaccine begins in Spain
Distribution of Janssen single-dose vaccine begins in Spain

The Janssen vaccine has been approved by the EMA after claims of rare blood clots, but they deem it to be safe to use...

Covid update: Positive news with a drop in new and active cases
Covid update: Positive news with a drop in new and active cases

148 new cases, the lowest for 17 days, against 405 people discharged today, with less than 4,000 now in home isolation…

New study shows wearing two masks increases protection against Covid
New study shows wearing two masks increases protection against Covid

This study reveals that it gives 20% more protection thanks to the better fit it provides...