The Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands registers a total of 927 discharges of people who have been admitted for coronavirus, which has meant an increase of 305 more cured compared to Tuesday, April 14, when the discharges were 622.
Thus, according to data from the Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands updated at 8:00 p.m. this Tuesday, the archipelago has 2,094 positive cases for the virus, with an incidence of 97.24 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
As for the deceased, they amount to 121 in the islands, thus experiencing a growth of 17 deaths compared to a week ago when 104 deaths were recorded.
By islands, Fuerteventura, La Gomera and El Hierro remain the territories that have not registered any deaths from the virus. In the case of Fuerteventura, 45 cases have been detected, of which 31 have already been discharged, while in La Gomera there are 10 positive cases, of which seven have been discharged; and in El Hierro there are four registered cases and two of them have been discharged.
On the contrary, the island of Tenerife has the highest number of deaths from coronavirus, reaching 81 deaths, and registering 1,323 positive cases, of which 540 have been discharged. Gran Canaria follows at a distance with 503 positive cases detected, of which 263 have been cured, and 32 deaths have occurred.
The island of La Palma is the third most affected territory in the archipelago with five deaths and 87 positive cases, of which 41 have been discharged; while Lanzarote registers 79 cases, of which 34 have been cured and three deaths have occurred.
According to statistics, the virus has a greater incidence in the Canary Islands in women, since it affects 1,125 compared to 967 men who are positive for coronavirus.
Regarding the age groups where the most positive cases are registered, it is in people between 40 and 49 years old, who reach 367 positive cases, and between 50 and 59 with 341 cases.
However, the highest number of deaths occurs in the age group between 70 and 79 years old where there have been 300 positive cases and 34 deaths, as well as in people over 80 years old who, with 237 cases, have registered 62 deaths.
