As the number of Covid cases in the Murcia region continues to soar and seven people die of the virus in the last 24 hours, the regional Health Authority has warned of the “highly contagious nature of the variant, Omicron.
There were 500 more new cases diagnosed in the last 24 hours compared to the previous 24 hours and 23 more Covid patients admitted to regional hospitals.
The incidence per 100,000 head of population has risen from 900 seven days ago to 1,516.
Some 60% of the most serious Covid cases in hospital were not vaccinated.
Of the seven fatalities, five were men and two were women, aged 64, 84, 85, 57, 94 and 81 years.
Regional Statistics
For the 24 hours ending at midnight on December 28
Numbers in brackets are for the previous 24 hours
3,151 confirmed cases (2,556)
16,835 total active cases (14,650)
354 hospitalized (331)
76 in intensive care (79)
1,818 deceased (1,811)
