The latest data from the Ministry of Health shows that daily cases have doubled over the last 5 days from 42 on Saturday to 87 today; however, it is also the fifth day in a row with no Covid related deaths. Of the new cases today, 40 are in Tenerife, 38 are in Gran Canaria, 5 are in Lanzarote and 4 are in Fuerteventura, with none in La Palma, La Gomera or El Hierro.
Incidence rates over 7 days have increased again for the islands because there are more cases, as has the R rate of incidence which is now 0.91. This number indicates the spread of the virus and how it is passed on by one person. Currently, six regions of Spain have seen a sharp increase in this rate alongside an increase in daily numbers, and have a value above 1.00.
The Ministry have also notified of 33 new outbreaks this week with 132 associated cases, of which 22 have occurred in Gran Canaria, 5 in Tenerife, 5 in Fuerteventura and 1 in Lanzarote. Of these, 15 are in socially vulnerable groups, 7 from social gatherings, 4 are work-related, 4 from family gatherings, 2 in schools, and 1 sports related.
Data for Wednesday 20th October 2021:
New cases: 87
Tenerife: 40
Gran Canaria: 38
Lanzarote: 5
Fuerteventura: 4
La Palma: 0
La Gomera: 0
El Hierro: 0
Current Incidence rate (IA7): 18.38
(Cases last 7 days: 401)
Lanzarote: 28.24
Fuerteventura: 25.06
Gran Canaria: 18.59
Tenerife: 17.88
La Gomera: 4.61
La Palma: 0.00
El Hierro: 0.00
Current Incidence rate (IA14): 35.94
(Cases last 14 days: 782)
Lanzarote: 47.49
Fuerteventura: 40.09
Tenerife: 37.80
Gran Canaria: 35.42
El Hierro: 17.94
La Gomera: 4.61
La Palma: 3.59
General:
Covid patients in hospital: 72 (-)
Covid patients in ICU: 22 (-1)
Home isolation: 627
R number: 0.91 (needs to be below 1)
PCR test positivity rate: 2.09% (should be below 4.5%)
Deaths last 24 hours: 0
Total deaths: 998
Vaccination:
Total administered: 3,144,416
Fully vaccinated: 1,636,264 people (83.45%)
One dose: 1,667,003 people (85.02%)
Target: 1,960,774 (population over 12 years old)
Medical Discharges in last 24 hours: 84
Tenerife: 48
Gran Canaria: 38
Lanzarote: 5
Fuerteventura: 4
El Hierro: 0
La Gomera: 0
La Palma: 0
Total Active cases per island:
Total: 721
Tenerife: 322 (-8)
Gran Canaria: 268 (+7)
Lanzarote: 76 (+1)
Fuerteventura: 52 (+4)
La Palma: 2 (-1)
El Hierro: 1 (-)
La Gomera: 0 (-)
Municipalities with most active cases in each island:
220 in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria)
167 in Santa Cruz (Tenerife)
59 in Arrecife (Lanzarote)
45 in Arona (Tenerife)
42 in La Laguna (Tenerife)
35 in Adeje (Tenerife)
29 in Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura)
24 in San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Gran Canaria)
10 in Granadilla de Abona (Tenerife)
8 in La Oliva (Fuerteventura)
7 in Santa Lucia de Tirajana (Gran Canaria)
6 in Mogán (Gran Canaria)
6 in Telde (Gran Canaria)
3 in Puerto de La Cruz (Tenerife)
3 in San Miguel de Abona (Tenerife)
2 in Santiago del Teide (Tenerife)
1 in Guia de Isora (Tenerife)
(Please note this is not all municipalities, it represents the most infected and tourist areas)
