The Community detects more than 550 new cases of Covid during Thursday and hospitals are already hosting 143 affected
The worrying evolution of the pandemic continues unabated in the Region of Murcia, quite the opposite. This Thursday, Salud registered 561 new cases of Covid, the highest number in the sixth wave, which brought the number of active cases to 3,983.
Of the 561 new positives, 178 correspond to the municipality of Murcia, 135 to Cartagena, 20 to Totana, 19 to Torre Pacheco, 17 to La Unión, 16 to Molina de Segura, 15 to San Pedro del Pinatar, 14 to Alcantarilla, 14 to Caravaca de la Cruz, 14 to Jumilla, 13 to Yecla, 10 to San Javier, 9 to Lorca, 8 to Abarán, 7 to Cieza, 7 to Fuente Álamo, 6 to Las Torres de Cotillas, 5 to Águilas, 5 to Beniel, 5 to Santomera, 4 to Los Alcázares, 4 to Alhama and 4 to Mula. The rest are distributed by the other municipalities.
There is also a new death to mourn. This is a 52-year-old man belonging to Health Area I (West Murcia). With this latest death, there are already 1,776 fatalities caused by the pandemic in the Region of Murcia.
Regarding the healthcare pressure, there was a slight increase in hospitalizations. There are currently 143 people admitted because of the coronavirus, three more than the previous day, of which 34 are seriously ill who need intensive care (two less).
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