The Ministry of Health reports the death of a 93-year-old woman and an 83-year-old man, both from Murcia
The Ministry of Health notified 1,743 coronavirus infections on Christmas Eve, a figure that follows the upward trend of this week, although lower than the 1,999 positives that were detected the previous day. However, although Health has not provided the number of tests carried out, it is expected that the number will be reduced this Friday.
Of the 1,743 positives, 522 correspond to Murcia, 243 to Cartagena, 89 to Lorca, 77 to Caravaca de la Cruz, 74 to Molina de Segura, 69 to Yecla, 58 to Jumilla, 57 to Torre-Pacheco, 50 to San Javier, 48 to San Pedro del Pinatar, 44 to Alcantarilla, 28 to Bullas, 26 to Cieza, 25 to Las Torres de Cotillas, 21 to Santomera, 20 to Mazarrón, 19 to Águilas and Moratalla, 18 to La Unión, 17 to Los Alcázares and Archena, 16 to Cehegin and Mula, and 15 to Totana and Fuente Álamo. The rest are distributed in various municipalities.
The worst news that leaves the balance of this Friday is the death of two elderly people due to Covid, one of them unvaccinated. They are a 93-year-old woman and an 83-year-old man, both from Murcia. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the death toll has risen to 1,804.
The Ministry of Health has not reported this Saturday on the healthcare pressure data. The latest balance of the Epidemiology Service, on December 22, records 285 admitted to hospitals in the Region, of which 62 are in Intensive Care Units.
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