There are currently 80 patients in intensive care Murcia region as the regional Health Authority reports ITU units are nearly 70% full.
Tragically there were eight Covid deaths in the last 24 hours: five men and three women aged 63, 65, 71, 82, 82, 95, 95and 96 years.
There were 215 more new cases confirmed in the last 24 hours than in the previous and the number of active cases is fast approaching 20,000.
Regional Statistics
For the 24 hours ending at midnight on December 29
Numbers in brackets are for the previous 24 hours
3,366 confirmed cases (3,151)
19,443 total active cases (16, 835)
368 hospitalized (354)
1,826 deceased (1,818)
