VIRUS UPDATE: 39 new positives detected in Xàbia but situation continues to improve

This is the latest information on the status of the health situation in Xàbia, the Marina Alta, the Comunidad Valenciana and across Spain.

For more information, please refer to the links given at the bottom of the page as our report is compiled from the official figures given in these sources.

Xàbia

Xàbia has seen 39 new positive cases detected by PCR test reported since the last update on Tuesday 9th, taking the total to 1,401 positive cases found in Xàbia since the pandemic began. There have been no deaths since the last update, the total remains at 10.

Latest Data (17/02/2021)
14-Day Cumulative Rate (IA): 213.74 ↓ 69% in two weeks
Positive PCR Tests in the past 14 days: 59 ↓ 69% in two weeks

Marina Alta

The Dénia Health Authority, which covers the Marina Alta region, has recorded 169 new infections detected by PCR test since the last update, bringing the total to 9,512* positive cases since the crisis began. The 14-day IA rate has fallen and the Marina Alta remains one of the lowest figures in the whole of the Comunidad Valenciana.

The new infections include:

• Dénia: 40 – 1 death
• Xàbia: 39
• Calp: 19 – 1 death
• Benissa: 16 – 1 death
• Teulada: 13
• Ondara: 11
• Pego: 8
• Pedreguer: 5 – 1 death
• Gata de Gorgos: 3

There have been 4 new deaths since the last update, bringing the total to 164 since the crisis began.

Latest Data (17/02/2021)
14-Day Cumulative Rate (IA): 264.93 ↓ 69% in two weeks
Positive PCR Tests in the past 14 days: 456 ↓ 69% in two weeks

* Note: This figure has been derived from totalling the PCR test figures given for each of the municipalities which are served by Denia Health Authority, which covers the Marina Alta region. This total differs from that figure given for the health authority as a whole by 3 cases (9509). We don’t know why and, in all honesty, we’ve given up trying to work out why since the authorities have been pretty inconsistent in some of their data reporting. Thus, we feel that the total sum of the individual municipalities gives a better picture of the situation in our region.

Comunidad Valenciana

As of 18/02/2021, 3,065 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed through PCR or antigen tests; by province, the distribution of these new cases is 357 in Castellón, 1,609 in Valencia, and 1,099 in Alicante. In total, 371,467 positive cases have been recorded in the Comunidad Valenciana. There are currently 3 unassigned cases.

Outbreaks

There have been a total of 47 new outbreaks of the disease across the Comunidad Valenciana; by province, the distribution is 4 in Castellón, 27 in Valencia, and 10 in Alicante, none of which were in the Marina Alta.

The origins of these new outbreaks in the Valencian region can be assigned as follows:

• 62% social
• 19% education
• 19% work

Active Cases

The data shows that there are currently 21,064 active cases of COVID-19 in the Comunidad Valenciana, with represents 5.50% of the total number of positives cases recorded.

Deaths

There have been 92 deaths from COVID-19, bringing the total for the Comunidad Valenciana to 6,274 people; by province, the distribution of the deaths is 717 Castellón, 3,194 Valencia, and 2,363 Alicante.

Hospitalization

There are 1,848 people currently in hospitals across the Comunidad Valenciana who are being treated for the COVID-19 infection; by province, the distribution is 194 Castellón with 32 patients in ICU, 876 Valencia with 222 in ICU, and 778 Alicante with 165 in ICU.

Recoveries

5,594 new recoveries from COVID-19 have been registered; in total, 355,611 people in the Comunidad Valenciana have overcome the disease since the pandemic began.

Vaccination

244,044 doses of the vaccination have been administered throughout the Comunidad Valenciana. A total of 97,461 people have completed the vaccination programme in our region.

Latest IA Rate by Health Authority (17/01/2021)
↑ up on 14 days ago
↓ down on 14 days ago
542.78 – Elx ↓ 74%
508.44 – Elda ↓ 75%
437.04 – Elx-Crevillent ↓ 66%
422.09 – Valencia Dr.Peset ↓ 67%
406.93 – La Plana ↓ 68%
406.66 – Xàtiva-Ontinyent ↓ 68%
395.91 – Alacant Hospital General ↓ 73%
367.57 – Valencia Hospital General ↓ 70%
357.22 – Castelló ↓ 62%
342.08 – Valencia La Fe ↓ 70%
334.82 – Orihuela ↓ 76%
323.92 – Valencia Clinic La Malva Rosa ↓ 73%
313.02 – Valencia Arnau de Vilanova-Llíria ↓ 71%
308.84 – Sant Joan de l’Alacant ↓ 75%
303.27 – Sagunt ↓ 72%
289.67 – Alcoi ↓ 84%
283.28 – Manises ↓ 72%
264.93 – Dénia ↓ 69%
248.35 – Torrevieja ↓ 66%
244.99 – La Marina Baixa ↓ 77%
227.93 – Vinaros ↓ 75%
213.22 – Gandía ↓ 79%
204.05 – La Ribera ↓ 81%
198.10 – Requena ↓ 80%

News

Click below for all the regional news on the pandemic
COVID-19 News Archive – Comunidad Valenciana

Spain

As of 18/02/2021, Spain has recorded a total of 3,121,687 cases of COVID-19 infection. The 14-day IA rate¹ is 320.81; it has dropped by 61% in the past two weeks. The positivity rate² has dropped to 8.17%, a drop of 40% in the past two weeks.

There are 17,259 people currently being treated for COVID-19 in hospital, of which 3,264 are in ICU wards. As of 18/02/2021, 13.35% of general wards and 35.39% of ICU beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients.

As of 18/02/2021, 66,704 people have lost their lives to COVID-19.

As of 18/02/2021, 2,782,751 doses of the vaccination have been administered throughout the country – 2,615,838 Pfizer/BioNtech, 120,042 Modena, and 46,871 AstraZeneca/Oxford – representing 76.80% of all vaccines delivered to Spain. A total of 1,144,556 people have completed the two-dose vaccination course with the Pfizer/BioNtech and Modena vaccines, representing 41.1% of vaccines already administered.

Latest IA Rate by Autonomous Region (18/02/2021)
↑ up on 14 days ago
↓ down on 14 days ago
527.25 – Melilla ↓ 44%
456.76 – Madrid ↓ 49%
415.21 – Ceuta ↓ 30%
375.90 – Castilla y León ↓ 68%
375.01 – Andalucia ↓ 58%
357.54 – Aragón ↓ 47%
356.56 – País Vasco ↓ 34%
344.34 – Comunidad Valenciana ↓ 72%
334.67 – Asturias ↓ 49%
286.20 – Galicia ↓ 61%
275.47 – Castilla-La Mancha ↓ 72%
263.03 – Cataluña ↓ 45%
245.58 – La Rioja ↓ 79%
214.61 – Navarra ↓ 55%
207.44 – Murcía ↓ 75%
192.57 – Cantabria ↓ 47%
159.69 – Extremadura ↓ 79%
142.33 – Baleares ↓ 69%
118.42 – Canarias ↓ 32%

News

Spain’s regions move to ease coronavirus restrictions despite high contagion rates
External Link: El Pais – 19/02/2021

Living in the shadow of the coronavirus: how quarantine rules are affecting families in Spain
External Link: El Pais – 18/02/2021

Spain announces new target groups for coronavirus vaccination
External Link: El Pais – 17/02/2021

Spain begins Covid-19 vaccination of people 80 and over
External Link: El Pais – 17/02/2021

Madrid: an island in a sea of coronavirus restrictions
External Link: El Pais – 16/02/2021

Data Explanation

¹ The IA rate is the number of new cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants over the past 14 days. It is considered the most accurate measure of the spread of the virus. A rate above 250 indicates an ‘Extreme Risk’ that the infection is spreading. The aim of the Spanish government is to lower this rate to 25.

² The positivity rate refers to the percentage of all COVID-19 tests carried out which have come back positive. A high figure means that it doesn’t take many tests to come across a positive result.

Resource Links

CCAES Actualización Nº 312 – 18/02/2021

GIV COVID-19 Vacunación · Informe de Actividad – 18/02/2021

COVID-19 C. Valenciana: Monitoratge de la situació – 17/02/2021

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