Gradually the hospitals in the region are opening their operating theatres for emergencies and gravely ill patients as the number of admissions for Covid-19 falls.
Hospital specialists have resumed their face to face consultations and 11 of the 14 surgeons in the Arrixaca Hospital, Murcia, are carrying out operations.
It is not all good news as the number of new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours has risen slightly compared to the day before and, sadly, there were 15 deaths,
Regional Statistics
For the 24 hours ending at midnight on February 16
Numbers in brackets are for the previous 24 hours
169 confirmed cases (161)
2,684 total confirmed cases (3,232)
463 hospitalized (500)
119 in intensive care (121)
1,366 deceased (1,351)
