The Ministry of Health notifies 2,532 new infections and 51 deaths
Spain returns to touch the medium risk after the accumulated incidence has grown this Wednesday by three points. This indicator, the most used to measure the impact of covid-19, has been placed at 49.37 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, just six tenths below the 50 that marks the limit between low risk and medium risk . The incidence continues with the upward trend that began on October 14, when the low of the fifth wave and of the last 14 months was marked, with 40.52 cases.
The number of infections has also increased. In its data update, the Ministry of Health has notified 2,532 new positives, 600 more than those registered on Tuesday. The total number of infected by covid-19 since March of last year, with a positive test, stands at 5,006,675.
Like the incidence and contagions, the death curve has rebounded in recent days. This Wednesday, the department of Carolina Darias has added 51 new deaths, in the same line as Monday and Tuesday, after last week the daily average was 30. The global number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic it already rises to 87,289.
The best news of the day comes with the hospitalizations. The pressure in hospitals continues to drop, with 1.38% of the total beds occupied by covid patients, which represent 4.62% in ICUs, both figures lower than those of Tuesday.
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