Emilio de Benito

The number of infections has jumped 37% from last week’s figure, while the occupancy rate in hospitals and intensive care units also continues to rise

Country becomes first in Western Europe to hit symbolic figure while daily reported cases reach new record

Prestigious scientific publication says that ‘some regional authorities were probably too fast at reopening and too slow at implementing an efficient track-and-trace system’

The latest report presented on Thursday by Fernando Simón included 13,318 new coronavirus cases, after antigen test results were incorporated into the data

The number of admissions in Spain’s intensive care units is rising, with the percentage of beds occupied by Covid-19 patients in the Madrid region exceeding 37%

The number of victims increased by 195 from Friday, bringing the official Covid-19 death toll in Spain to 33,124

The governments of Andalusia, Murcia, La Rioja, Cantabria and Galicia have already published their official gazettes setting out the latest coronavirus measures

Aragón is the only region in the country so far that has seen its infection rate rise since the lockdown deescalation phases came to an end on June 21

According to Johns Hopkins University, it is now the Western European country with the highest number of infections

The number of weekly infections has increased tenfold since June 25, while Aragón has the highest cumulative incidence of coronavirus of any area in Europe

The number of infections detected in the past week has risen to 1,978, compared to the 1,450 reported before the state of alarm was lifted

Just one fatality was reported by the regions in the last 24 hours however, with a further 28 corresponding to previous days this week

The rate of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants continues to fall, and is currently at 3.08 for the last seven days

As the country gets ready to lift the state of alarm, health authorities placed the overall number of victims at 28,313, up from the figure of 27,136 that had been provided for the last 12 days

The Barcelona metropolitan area and Lleida are spending just 24 hours in the last stage of deescalation

Although this figure has increased to 1,751, the number of infections detected in the past 24 hours has fallen for two days in a row according to the Spanish Health Ministry

The areas entering Phase 2 of the deescalation plan on Monday have a much higher infection rate than those that are moving to the last stage

The data reported by the Health Ministry on Sunday, which is still being revised, showed one new fatality with 71 assigned to previous dates

According to Health Ministry data, 80% of new cases detected showed symptoms within the previous seven days

Bullrings will also be permitted to restart their activity in Phase 2, but with a third of capacity. All seats will be available on public transport too

Health Ministry data released on Friday registered just one fatality in a 24-hour period, with a total of 177 confirmed infections during the same time frame

The Madrid region and the city of Barcelona will enter the second stage, which allows social gatherings of up to 15 people and lifts the restrictions on outdoor activity

Most regions are asking the central government for permission to enter the last stage before the beginning of the so-called “new normality”

New infections rose to 219 on Wednesday, almost double the figure seen yesterday

A massive spike appears in March and April, when the coronavirus crisis reached its peak in the country

The total number of fatalities related to Covid-19 in the country now stands at 28,678, with registered infections reaching 235,290

From Thursday, the personal protective equipment must be worn in all public spaces – open and closed – where social distancing cannot be respected