The incidence rate of the coronavirus in Spain has risen for the third day in a row. According to the Health Ministry report, released Tuesday evening, the 14-day cumulative number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 now stands at 198.77, up from 193.6 on Monday (which covers figures from Saturday and Sunday) and 189 on Friday. Up until Friday, the coronavirus incidence rate had been on a downward trend for five consecutive weeks. According to the latest Health Ministry report, 10,328 new coronavirus cases were detected on Tuesday and added 388 Covid-19-related deaths to the official toll.
It is still too soon to consider whether these figures indicate an upward trend, according to epidemiologist Pedro Gullón, who explained that delays in notifications due to recent public holidays â data is often released later due to staff shortages on holidays and weekends â may be responsible for the rise in cases. It is also too soon to attribute the rise to last weekâs long week