With the introduction of free movement within Spain and visitors from abroad, outbreaks were a foregone conclusion. Andalusia currently has 8 outbreaks and Andalusian Health council classifies these outbreaks as either under investigation or under control. Here are the eight outbreaks and their current status. Cadiz (near Gibraltar) 20 cases under control, Granada(not city) 14 cases under control, Granada city 13 cases under investigation, Malaga (not city) 87 cases under investigation, Huelva (Lepe) 10 cases under investigation, Granada (city) 5 cases under investigation, Almeria (Almanzora) 4 cases under investigation, Granada (City) 3 cases under investigation.
More details on the outbreak in Lepe have been released. The first case was of a fisherman returning from Angola and although he tested negative before leaving his job in Angola it is suspected that he may have caught the virus in one of the airports on his homeward flights. He is currently in intensive care in Huelva and 9 other cases have been confirmed in this outbreak. The tracking protocol is in place and another 150-200 people will be tested between today and tomorrow. Currently 61 people are in precautionary isolation. Lepe Town Hall have asked the public to respect the measures of social distancing and wearing masks where necessary while at the same time asking everyone to be responsible and remain calm. Lepe’s Deputy Mayor, Jesus Toronjo, in a press release from the Town Hall today said results from the current outbreak are optimistic.
In Andalusia, the number of confirmed cases is now 13,019 (+27) of which 6,322(+2) have needed hospitalisation and 779 (+1) have needed intensive care. As of 00.00 today there are 42(+2) patients confirmed with Covid-19 in hospital and 11 (+1) of those are in intensive care.
In Andalusia with 15,359 (+62) patients recovered, the hospitals are as follows please note that the total of patients hospitalised includes those in intensive care
Province | Total Hospitalised | Total in Intensive care |
Almeria | 2 | 0 |
Cadiz | 7 | 1 |
Cordoba | 3 | 0 |
Granada | 10 | 5 |
Huelva | 3 | 2 |
Jaen | 1 | 1 |
Malaga | 11 | 1 |
Seville | 5 | 1 |
There have been 1,436 (+2) deaths in Andalusia (Malaga 287 (+0), Jaen 188 (+0) , Granada 286 (+0), Cordoba 116 (+1) , Cadiz 169 (+1), Seville 289 (+0), Almeria 53 (-0) , Huelva 48 (+0). In Seville there are 2,500 cases and 1,213 of those required hospitalization with 152 in intensive care. There have been 289 deaths while 2,871 have recovered.
In Huelva there are 418 cases, One new case today, 223 have been hospitalized with 31 in intensive care. No new deaths were reported today, so total stays at 48 people. The good news is 480 have recovered from the virus