The Ministry of Health has provisionally notified of 149 new cases of coronavirus in the Canary Islands for yesterday, taking the accumulated total to 27,482 and of one death from Covid-19 in Tenerife.
By islands:
- Tenerife added 63 new cases, and 13,570 people have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic started.
- Gran Canaria registered 61 new cases and 10,712 accumulated.
- Lanzarote adds 14 new cases with 1,609 accumulated.
- Fuerteventura, with one new case, has 1,005 accumulated.
- La Palma and La Gomera do not have new cases, so they continue with 300 and 193 accumulated cases, respectively.
- El Hierro added 10 new confirmed cases to their statistics due to an outbreak in the Echedo socio-sanitary centre, following a screening in the centre, which we reported about yesterday, taking the accumulated cases on this island to 93.
CALL FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND AWARENESS:
Given the continuous and progressive increase in cases of Covid-19 that is being registered, the Ministry of Health reiterates the importance of following hygienic and sanitary recommendations to prevent infections in the final stretch of the festive holidays.
Please remember that the use of a mask is mandatory, frequent hand sanitising, social distancing, and the cleaning and ventilation of rooms are basic measures to avoid contagion and to bend the curve.
Finally, it also appeals to the responsibility of the municipal authorities, especially those localities in which the coronavirus is currently having the most incidence, the importance of enforcing the current protection regulations against SARS-CoV-2, controlling, through their respective Local Police forces, the capacity and schedules of bars and restaurants, the correct use of masks, and compliance with time limitations in the mobility of people at night with the curfew.
The Ministry of Health points out that these data are provisional, since the Alerts and Emergencies Coordination Centre does not receive epidemiological information from the Autonomous Communities on weekends and holidays, so there will be a complete consolidation of data tomorrow afternoon.
