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Date Published: 28/07/2021
ARCHIVED - Malaga worst affected province in Andalusia; Covid update July 28
860 of the 3,848 daily Covid cases in Andalusia were reported in Málaga
The latest Covid update in Andalusia, published on July 28, shows a slight reduction in daily Covid cases; 3,848 in the past 24 hours.
In comparison, over the past few days, Tuesday’s update (July 27) reported 4,754 cases; Monday and Sunday’s (July 25 and 26) combined update reported 4,673; and Saturday’s (July 24) reported 5,318.
By province, Málaga continues to be the worst affected area, with 860 of the 3,848 cases, and doctors from Medical Syndicate in Málaga (SMM) recently expressed concern over the rising Covid cases and hospitalisations in the province.
The provincial incidence rate in Málaga is by far the highest in Andalusia at 840.1, followed by Cádiz (575.7), Córdoba (570.3), Huelva (530.6), Almería (483.6), Granada (405.5), Sevilla (387.8) and Jaén (376.6).
The regional cumulative incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants in the past 14 days now stands at 540.4, after rising for 27 consecutive days. This is the highest incidence rate in Andalusia since February 12 (583.7), although the figure is still below the national rate in Spain 701.92 (reported on July 27).
Hospitalisations: There are now 1,151 people in hospital with Covid in the region, which represents 6.52 per cent of the total hospital beds in Andalusia. In addition, six people have been taken into ICU in the past 24 hours, meaning there are 197 critical patients in total.
Fatalities: A further seven people have lost their lives to Covid: Málaga (4); Almería (2); and Jaén (1), bringing the total number of fatalities in the past seven days to 26.
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