Andalusia has reported 3,503 cases in the last 24 hours, a new record since the pandemic began. Seville (864) and Granada (703) have reported the most cases but Jaen is not too far behind with 531 cases.Huelva reported the lowest with 197 cases with Almeria next on 205 cases.

New laws come into action in Andalusia today whereby you are now obliged to wear a mask when doing sport if you cannot maintain social distancing at all times. Also, you must wear mask in bars and restaurants and you are only allowed to lower while eating or drinking. Fines of €100 will be imposed where an infraction is committed.

Sadly, there were 15 more deaths declared today. Five in Seville and Jaen,Two in Cadiz and Almeria and one in Cordoba. Bringing the total since the pandemic began in Andalusia to 2,301.

Huelva today broke their record for the most new cases declared in a 24 hour period for the third day in a row. With 197 cases beating the last high of 178. There was only one new hospitalization in the last twenty-four bringing the current number of hospitalized patients in Huelva due to Covid-19 to 55. The majority of the new cases are in Huelva city (72), Lepe (19), Cartaya (9), Isla Cristina (2) while Ayamonte had 5 cases.

Friday 23 rd October report for all the Andalusian Provinces.

 

Huelva has seen one new hospitalisation and six of the 55 patients are in intensive care. There are currently 1,675 patients in Andalusian hospitals with Covid-19 of which 219 are in intensive care. So a jump of 119 hospitalizations and 18 in intensive care.

 

In today’s press conference the President of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, warned that we will have to impose new measures to control the virus while at the same time trying to keep the impact low on the economy. Mr Sanchez was very clear in outlining that the sole purpose of these restrictions would be to slow or stop the spread of the virus but to be successful the complete collaboration of the general public is needed. Sanchez warned “ the next few weeks, the next few months as we enter winter will be difficult, very difficult, We have flattened the curve before and we can do it again without such a big sacrifice” . The government want to avoid at all cost a complete lockdown with people confined to their homes.

Spain currently has 348 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and the state of greatest risk was set down at 250 cases. The goal is to lower the incidence to 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. President Sanchez is convinced that we can lower the incidence “We did it during the first wave , we can do it again”.

Meanwhile some areas of Spain are not waiting for a curfew to be imposed by the central government but have decided to get ahead of the virus and have brought in the curfew already.

• Valencia curfew from 23.00 to 6.00 starting this weekend and until Dec 9th.
• Castilla y Leon curfew from 23.00 to 6.00 starting this weekend.
• Murcia curfew from 23.00 to 6.00 starting this weekend.
• Melilla have asked for the return of the Sate of Emergency so they can declare a curfe.
• Navara is studying to impose a curfew in the coming days.
• Andalusia curfew only in Granada and from 23.00 to 6.00.