Lanzarote and La Graciosa remain at Covid alert level 1

La Gomera rises to level 2, while the rest of the islands remain at the same alert level

December 23 2021 (17:41 WET)
Updated in December 23 2021 (19:54 WET)
Press conference of the Minister of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, Blas Trujillo
Press conference of the Minister of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, Blas Trujillo

Lanzarote and La Graciosa will continue for another week at alert level 1 for Covid, as announced by the Minister of Health, Blas Trujillo, at the press conference after the Governing Council held this Thursday.

The only island that has undergone a change of level has been La Gomera, which has risen to alert level 2. The rest of the islands will continue at the alert level they were at.

Therefore, Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura will continue for another week at alert level 3. La Gomera and La Palma, meanwhile, will be at level 2, while El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Graciosa will continue at level 1, established as the "green light" for coronavirus alert. 

168% Increase in Cumulative Incidence at 7 days

The 7-day IA rate in the Canary Islands as a whole increased by 186%, so that, from a weekly average of 166.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, it rose to 475.29 cases this week. The largest increase is observed on the island of Tenerife. Most of the islands are at a very high risk level, except La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro, which are at a high risk level.

The 7-day IA in people over 65 years of age is at very high risk in Tenerife and Fuerteventura, at high risk in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and La Gomera, at medium risk in La Palma, and in controlled circulation in El Hierro.

The 14-day IA rate increases greatly in Tenerife and, therefore, also in the Autonomous Community as a whole, by 123%, and rises from a medium risk level to a very high risk level. Tenerife and Fuerteventura are at a very high risk level, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote at a high risk level, and La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro at medium risk.

The Ministry of Health insists on the need to maintain prevention measures to avoid risks of COVID-19 transmission: use of a mask perfectly covering the nose and mouth when indicated, especially indoors; respect for social distance; maintain cross ventilation and hand hygiene.

Healthcare indicators

Regarding healthcare indicators, the daily average of occupied conventional hospital beds remains at low risk during the last week, the same as the previous week, with an average of 258 beds occupied (4.9% average occupancy in the last week). In most of the islands, the percentage of occupancy is at a low risk level, except in Tenerife, which is at medium risk, and in Lanzarote, La Palma and El Hierro, which are at very low risk.

ICU occupancy in Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura at medium risk

The number of occupied ICU beds maintains the upward trend that began five weeks ago, increasing by 9.5 percent compared to the previous evaluation. In the Autonomous Community as a whole, the average has gone from 58 occupied ICU beds two weeks ago to 63 in the last week, with an occupancy percentage of 12.7% and medium risk. Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura are at medium risk level, La Palma at low risk, and Lanzarote, La Gomera and El Hierro, in controlled circulation.

The median age of all people hospitalized for COVID-19 in the last 30 days remains at 67 years

58.8% of people admitted to critical care units diagnosed during the last 30 days had not received the full vaccination schedule. 65.3% of people admitted for COVID and diagnosed in the last 30 days had no previous pathologies. This percentage increases in unvaccinated patients, in whom 77.5% had no other known pathologies.

 

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