The Canary Islands have registered this Thursday one death from coronavirus, reaching a total of 136; one more positive to reach an accumulated of 2,206 cases since the beginning of the crisis; and 22 new discharges, up to 1,153.
With data closed at 8:00 p.m. on the day, there are currently 892 patients under follow-up on the islands, in addition to 25 cases pending confirmation of their diagnosis. Of the positives registered by the virus, 1,200 are women and 1,006 are men.
By islands, the most affected by covid-19 continues to be Tenerife, which has 1,487 declared cases. It is followed by Gran Canaria, with 539; La Palma, with 77; Lanzarote, with 84; Fuerteventura, with 24; La Gomera, with 7, and El Hierro, with 1.
Regarding deaths, Tenerife registers 94 deaths --one more than yesterday--, followed by Gran Canaria (35), Lanzarote (5) and La Palma (3). The rest of the islands continue without counting any deaths.
The Ministry of Health reiterates the importance of maintaining confinement as much as possible to prevent the most vulnerable people from becoming ill. This is the case of immunocompromised patients, diabetics, people with chronic cardiovascular disease, chronic pulmonary disease, chronic renal or neuromuscular disease, or people with cancer.
