VIRUS UPDATE: 4 new positives detected in Xàbia; 13 in the Marina Alta
The IA rate for the Marina Alta drops to its lowest level since last summer.
Tuesday 19th March 2021 | compiled by MIKE SMITH
This is the latest information on the status of the health situation in Xàbia, the Marina Alta, the Comunidad Valenciana and across Spain.
For more information, please refer to the links given at the bottom of the page as our report is compiled from the official figures given in these sources.
Xàbia
Xàbia has seen 4 new positive cases detected by PCR test reported since the last update on Tuesday 16th, taking the total to 1,423 positive cases detected in Xàbia since the pandemic began. There has been no deaths since the last update, the total remains at 11.
Latest Data (17/03/2021)
14-Day Cumulative Rate (IA): 7.25 ↓ 82% in two weeks
Positive PCR Tests in the past 14 days: 2 ↓ 82% in two weeks
Marina Alta
The Dénia Health Authority, which covers the Marina Alta region, has recorded 13 new infections detected by PCR test since the last update, bringing the total to 9,675 positive cases since the crisis began. The Marina Alta currently has one of the lowest rates in the Comunidad Valenciana.
The new infections have been reported in the following municipalities:
- Calp – 5
- Xàbia – 4
- Beniarbeig – 1
- Dénia – 1
- Ondara – 1
- Poble Nou de Benitatxell – 1
There has been 2 new deaths since the last update, in Gata de Gorgos and Pego, and the total is now 187 since the crisis began.
Latest Data (17/03/2021)
14-Day Cumulative Rate (IA): 11.65 ↓ 60% in two weeks
Positive PCR Tests in the past 14 days: 23 ↓ 54% in two weeks
Comunidad Valenciana
As of 18/03/2021, 178 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed through PCR or antigen tests since the last update:
- Provincia de Castellón: 6 (-24)
- Provincia de València: 113 (+1)
- Provincia de Alicante: 59 (-21)
by province, the distribution of these new cases is 6 in Castellón, 113 in Valencia, and 59 in Alicante. In total, 383,737 positive cases have been recorded in the Comunidad Valenciana. There is currently 1 unassigned case.
Outbreaks
There have been a total of 5 new outbreaks of the disease across the Comunidad Valenciana:
- Provincia de València: 4
- Provincia de Alicante: 1 (San Vicente del Raspeig)
The origins of these new outbreaks can be assigned as follows:
- 60% Work
- 40% Social
Active Cases
The data shows that there are currently 3,813 active cases of COVID-19 in the Comunidad Valenciana, with represents 0.96% of the total number of positives cases recorded.
Deaths
There have been 13 deaths from COVID-19, bringing the total for the Comunidad Valenciana to 7,083 people.
- Provincia de Castellón: 773 (+1)
- Provincia de València: 3,611 (+5)
- Provincia de Alicante: 2,653 (+7)
Hospitalization
There are 500 people currently in hospitals across the Comunidad Valenciana who are being treated for the COVID-19 infection:
- Provincia de Castellón: 31 (-2) with 6 patients in ICU (+1)
- Provincia de València: 234 (-27) with 77 patients in ICU (-3)
- Provincia de Alicante: 235 (-4) with 62 patients in ICU (-2)
Recoveries
352 new recoveries from COVID-19 have been registered; in total, 384,353 people in the Comunidad Valenciana have overcome the disease since the pandemic began.
Vaccination
545,125 (+25,173) doses of the vaccination have been administered throughout the Comunidad Valenciana. A total of 178,699 (+5,905) people have completed the vaccination programme in our region.
Latest IA Rate by Health Authority (17/03/2021)
↑ up on 14 days ago
↓ down on 14 days ago
69.23 – Valencia Hospital General ↓ 36%
58.66 – Valencia Dr.Peset ↓ 43%
50.73 – La Plana ↓ 49%
43.51 – Alacant Hospital General ↓ 66%
42.82 – Orihuela ↓ 51%
41.94 – Valencia Clinic La Malva Rosa ↓ 40%
39.57 – Castelló ↓ 61%
39.05 – Sant Joan de l’Alacant ↓ 54%
36.90 – Valencia Arnau de Vilanova-Llíria ↓ 55%
36.62 – Elx ↓ 68%
34.75 – Manises ↓ 50%
30.50 – Valencia La Fe ↓ 61%
29.54 – Elda ↓ 76%
29.19 – Alcoi ↓ 53%
27.76 – Xàtiva-Ontinyent ↓ 63%
26.80 – Sagunt ↓ 50%
24.92 – Elx-Crevillent ↓ 72%
22.04 – Torrevieja ↓ 68%
20.40 – La Ribera ↓ 67%
19.82 – Vinaros ↓ 51%
19.43 – La Marina Baixa ↓ 49%
14.06 – Gandía ↓ 65%
11.65 – Dénia ↓ 75%
7.77 – Requena ↓ 85%
KEY: LEVEL OF SPREAD
Extreme Risk
High Risk
Medium Risk
Low Risk
New Normal
News
Click below for all the regional news on the pandemic
COVID-19 News Archive – Comunidad Valenciana
Spain
As of 18/03/2021, Spain has recorded a total of 3,212,332 cases of COVID-19 infection. The 14-day IA rate1 is 128.17; its descent seems to have hit a plateau as the rate has risen very slightly for the past three days. The positivity rate2 has remains at 5.35%.
There are 7,841 people currently being treated for COVID-19 in hospital, of which 1,688 are in ICU wards. As of 18/03/2021, 6.27% of general wards and 19.52% of ICU beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients.
As of 18/03/2021, 72,910 people have lost their lives to COVID-19.
As of 18/03/2021, 5,993,363 doses of the vaccination have been administered throughout the country – 4,730,521 Pfizer/BioNtech, 281,719 Modena, and 981,123 AstraZeneca/Oxford – representing 78.0% of all vaccines delivered to Spain. A total of 1,886,813 people have completed the two-dose vaccination course with the three vaccines, representing 31.5% of vaccines already administered.
Latest IA Rate by Autonomous Region (18/03/2021)
↑ up on 14 days ago
↓ down on 14 days ago
514.53 – Melilla ↑ 36%
238.27 – Ceuta ↓ 14%
225.34 – Madrid ↓ 11%
177.15 – País Vasco ↓ 11%
171.69 – Asturias ↓ 12%
162.05 – Cataluña ↓ 18%
138.03 – Navarra ↑ 8%
129.93 – Canarias ↑ 20%
125.75 – Aragón ↓ 31%
121.90 – Andalucia ↓ 10%
107.73 – Castilla y León ↓ 27%
98.61 – Cantabria ↓ 20%
74.42 – Galicia ↓ 35%
72.71 – Castilla-La Mancha ↓ 21%
72.21 – Extremadura ↑ 46%
65.55 – La Rioja ↓ 8%
62.45 – Murcía ↓ 27%
43.24 – Baleares ↓ 33%
36.65 – Comunidad Valenciana ↓ 56%
KEY: LEVEL OF SPREAD
Extreme Risk
High Risk
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EL PAÍS | 19 Mar 21 | Spain will restart AstraZeneca shots next week after European Medicines Agency finds vaccine ‘effective and safe’
Spanish healthcare experts will now meet to determine which sectors of the population should be administered the inoculation, which until now has been reserved for the under-55s.
EL PAÍS | 18 Mar 21 | Coronavirus in Spain: all the latest restrictions ahead of Father’s Day and Easter week
The country’s regions are limiting mobility during the upcoming holidays in order to curb the spread of the virus. Night time curfews will remain in place, among other measures.
EL PAÍS | 18 Mar 21 | Spain’s coronavirus incidence rate rises for the first time since end of January
Meanwhile, the percentage of COVID-19 patients in intensive care has fallen below 20% – a rate not seen for months. The Health Ministry has reported 6,092 new cases and added 228 deaths to the official toll.
EL PAÍS | 17 Mar 21 | Spain probing three blood clot cases in recipients of AstraZeneca vaccine
Health authorities are investigating the death of a 43-year-old woman from Marbella who had a brain hemorrhage after complaining of headaches for days.
Data Explanation
1 The IA rate is the number of new cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants over the past 14 days. It is considered the most accurate measure of the spread of the virus. A rate above 250 indicates an ‘Extreme Risk’ that the infection is spreading. The aim of the Spanish government is to lower this rate to 25.
2 The positivity rate refers to the percentage of all COVID-19 tests carried out which have come back positive. A high figure means that it doesn’t take many tests to come across a positive result.
