Spain recorded a record in the number of new cases – SME.sk

The explosive increase is mostly attributed to the omicron variant.

MADRID. Spain recorded the highest number of cases ever coronavirus, even considers that in some regions it will introduce further restrictions on social life before the end of the year. The AP news agency reported on Tuesday.

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Health authorities updated pandemic data on Monday night for the first time in four days and reported 214,619 new cases.

The fourteen-day nationwide incident thus climbed to a pandemic record of 1,126 new cases of infection per 100,000 inhabitants. At the peak of January, when Spain had the highest number of people, the incidence was 900.

The explosive increase is mostly attributed to the variant omicron, which according to scientists is spreading faster than previous variants, although the number of infected patients in need of hospital care is proportionally smaller than in previous waves.

Official Spanish data show that patients with COVID-19 fill 7.5 percent of hospital beds and 18 percent of these patients are treated by intensive care units (ICUs).

Authorities have also reported 120 new covid deaths since December 23.

In response to the sharp rise in infection, some Spanish regions are now considering imposing restrictions that they resisted a week ago – at that time, the authorities only ordered the mandatory wearing of veils outside.

Northern regions such as Navarra and Cantabria are now limiting nightlife. They have declared a ban on going out at night or are considering ordering the maximum number of people from different households who could meet.

Spain recorded a record in the number of new cases – SME.sk

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