First Monday after the holidays sees the number of positive cases declared in the last 24 hours surge to 4,896 in Andalusia. It is over quadruple the numbers declared on Sunday (1,100). Malaga and Cadiz were the worst hit with 1,035 and 952 new cases respectively.

Spain had 61,442 new cases over the weekend and 401 deaths. The national average is now 435 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

Huelva also saw a climb in numbers from 129 yesterday to 158 today. However, this is nowhere near the increases that all the other provinces experienced with Malaga numbers multiplying by 5 and Granada by 40.

There are currently 1,401 patients in Andalusian hospitals with Covid-19 and 245 of those are in intensive care. Patients numbers have increased in every Province with the exception of Huelva which had two less patients.

In Isla Cristina there is an outbreak which has seen the incidence per 100,000 rise to 1,077. The Town Hall in Isla Cristina has asked businesses and people to auto quarantine where possible. A number of bars and restaurants have taken it on themselves to close until further notice. Schools which returned today after the Christmas holidays had a substantially lower attendance rate as parents decided to keep their children at home where possible.

Ayamonte has an incident rate of 177 per 100,000. The Mayor of Ayamonte, Natalia Santos, tested positive today and she has no symptoms she will remain in quarantine in accordance with the medical indications. The deputy Mayor for General services and the Deputy Mayor for local development have also tested positive and will also adhere to the mandatory quarantine rules. I would like to wish the Mayor and all the staff in the town hall a speedy recovery.