The Canary Islands finishes the week on a high note regarding the epidemiological data, with 294 new cases, 605 people medically discharged, which has reduced the number of active cases, the 7-day incidence rate at less than 100, and a reduction of Covid patients in wards and ICU beds. The reduction of the incidence rates is good news heading towards a UK travel review because if they are looked at separately to Spain, it is a good sign for tourism.
The only negative part of the latest data from the Ministry of Health, is that there were three more deaths recorded, all in Gran Canaria, which takes the total number of fatalities to 899.
Fuerteventura now has the highest IA7 of 115.26 followed by Gran Canaria with 103.56 and then Tenerife with 103.06 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The R rate which shows the contagion level of the virus has now also dropped to 0.78, the lowest it has been for several months as the virus is starting to be contained due to mass vaccination.
This weekend the SCS has two ‘Vacuna-buses’ in Tenerife and Gran Canaria for anyone who has not yet received their first coronavirus vaccine. Both buses will go through different areas of the islands so that people can pop on and get their vaccine without any appointment or hassle.
To receive the vaccine on these buses it is necessary to be a resident of the Canary Islands, present your DNI / NIE / TIE when accessing the vehicle and, in the case of children under 16 years of age, go to these vaccination points accompanied by their mother, father or legal guardian.
Data for Friday 20th August 2021:
New cases: 294
Tenerife: 136
Gran Canaria: 123
Fuerteventura: 15
Lanzarote: 15
La Palma: 4
El Hierro: 1
La Gomera: 0
Current Incidence rate (IA7): 98.26
(Cases last 7 days: 2,139)
Fuerteventura: 115.26
Gran Canaria: 103.56
Tenerife: 103.06
Lanzarote: 73.81
El Hierro: 53.83
La Palma: 35.95
La Gomera: 18.45
Current Incidence rate (IA14): 256.03
(Cases last 14 days: 5,572)
Tenerife: 280.10
Gran Canaria: 278.31
Fuerteventura: 239.70
Lanzarote: 143.76
El Hierro: 80.74
La Palma: 67.10
La Gomera: 50.74
General:
Covid patients in hospital: 401 (-5)
Covid patients in ICU: 96 (-2)
Home isolation: 14,126
R number: 0.78 (needs to be below 1)
PCR test positivity rate: 7.09% (should be below 4.5%)
Deaths last 24 hours: 3
Gran Canaria: 3 (308)
Total deaths: 899
Vaccination:
Total administered: 2,838,062
Fully vaccinated: 1,394,662 people (71.13%)
One dose: 1,596,755 people (81.43%)
Target: 1,960,774 (population over 12 years old)
Medical Discharges in last 24 hours: 605
Gran Canaria: 310
Tenerife: 233
Fuerteventura: 36
Lanzarote: 17
La Palma: 9
La Gomera: 0
El Hierro: 0
Total Active cases per island:
Total: 14,623
Tenerife: 8,599 (-97)
Gran Canaria: 5,526 (-190)
Fuerteventura: 250 (-21)
Lanzarote: 194 (-2)
La Palma: 36 (-5)
La Gomera: 10 (-)
El Hierro: 8 (+1)
Municipalities with most active cases in each island:
4,716 in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria)
3,770 in Santa Cruz (Tenerife)
1,542 in La Laguna (Tenerife)
866 in Arona (Tenerife)
693 in Granadilla de Abona (Tenerife)
548 in Adeje (Tenerife)
223 in Santa Lucia de Tirajana (Gran Canaria)
218 in Telde (Gran Canaria)
164 in Arrecife (Lanzarote)
148 in Guia de Isora (Tenerife)
144 in Puerto de La Cruz (Tenerife)
105 in San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Gran Canaria)
93 in Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura)
83 in La Oliva (Fuerteventura)
74 in San Miguel de Abona (Tenerife)
43 in Santiago del Teide (Tenerife)
31 in Mogán (Gran Canaria)
(Please note this is not all municipalities, it represents the most infected and tourist areas)
