The Canary Islands closed this Tuesday with 78 active cases of coronavirus, none of them in Intensive Care Units (ICU), although 11 remain on hospital wards, while 67 are in their homes.
This is clear from the data published by the Canary Islands Ministry of Health, which shows that since the beginning of the coronavirus health crisis, a total of 2,390 positive cases have been detected in the archipelago and 162 deaths.
So far, a total of 2,150 people have been discharged from hospitals in the Canary Islands.
By islands, Tenerife has registered a total of 1,501 positive cases, of which 25 cases are active, 110 deaths and 1,366 have been discharged from hospital; followed by Gran Canaria with 601 cases, of which 26 are active, 39 have died and 536 have overcome the virus.
After these islands is La Palma with 107 cases, 11 of them active, seven deaths and 89 medical discharges; followed by Lanzarote with 88 positive cases, of which there are still three active, six people have died and 79 have overcome the disease; Fuerteventura registers 46 cases, of which it maintains one active and 45 have been discharged; La Gomera with eight cases and El Hierro with three positive cases, currently have no active cases.
In addition, Fuerteventura, La Gomera and El Hierro have not had to mourn any deaths during the coronavirus health crisis.
Diagnostic tests
The Canary Islands Health Service (SCS) has carried out a total of 132,808 PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) tests for the diagnosis of Covid-19 since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak.
In this new scenario of the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Health, adapting to the new protocol of the Ministry of Health, reports that until 8:00 p.m. yesterday, Monday, the professionals of the SCS, in their tracking work, have detected a total of 203 suspected cases in the Canary Islands.
Measures to prevent contagion
On the other hand, the Ministry of Health insists on the importance of maintaining the rules to avoid contagion and warns of the need to comply with hygiene rules to avoid outbreaks of the pandemic.
One of the main sources of contagion that must be addressed at this time are intra-family, so it is reminded that security measures must be extreme in family visits and in the coexistence itself, keeping safety distances, not sharing elements such as cutlery and using a mask if necessary.
The Ministry also recalls that the use of masks is now mandatory for all people over six years of age when it is not possible to maintain the interpersonal distance of two meters in public spaces, both closed and outdoors.
Likewise, hygienic and surgical masks that cover the nose and mouth are also recommended for children between 3 and 5 years old.
Its use will not be required in people who have some type of respiratory difficulty, those who have duly justified health reasons or those who, due to their situation of disability or dependence, present behavioral alterations that make it unfeasible.
