For the second day in a row, the number of new coronavirus cases reported by the central Health Ministry has set a record high for the pandemic so far. A total of 44,357 infections were added to the ministryâs latest report, a level that was seen during the second wave in the autumn on a Monday â when the figures account for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There have now been 2,456,675 official cases of coronavirus recorded by the health authorities since the health crisis began last year.
Speaking at a press conference to present the figures last night, Fernando Simón, the director of the Health Ministryâs Coordination Center for Health Alerts (CCAES), admitted that the data was bad, but he insisted that this third wave may now be reaching its peak.
The third wave of the coronavirus is continuing to break records in Spain. The Spanish Health Ministry reported that 84,287 new cases had been detected since Friday, the biggest increase recorded on a Monday â when weekend data is also included â since the start of the pandemic. The previous record was set last Monday, when 61,422 new infections were reported
âWe could be reaching the peak of the third wave,â said Fernando Simón, the director of the Health Ministryâs Coordination Center for Health Alerts (CCAES), at a government press conference on Monday. But, he warned, it may be some time before the figures are consolidated, as there is typically underreporting over the weekends. Spain also recorded its highest incidence rate of the pandemic on Monday. The 14-day cumulative number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants is now 689 â nearly triple the 250-threshold considered to be an indicator of extreme risk.
Pressure on country’s hospitals continues to rise, with 19,000 patients currently being treated. The government is ruling out another home lockdown for now