Light at the end of the tunnel
Surge in the number of patients who have recovered
THERE were 386 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in the Valencia region yesterday (Thursday) – down by 28 on Wednesday – and much lower than Saturday and Sunday’s figures, which were 502 and 750 respectively.
Councillor for health in Valencia region, Ana Barceló reported that the number of recoveries from the disease had rocketed in the previous 24 hours – up by 192 to 432.
Sra Barceló noted that 28 of these were in Castellón province, 172 in Alicante province and 232 in Valencia.
A total of 48 deaths of patients with coronavirus in the region was reported – down by eight on the previous day. Sra Barceló stated that the death toll has now risen to 443.
Of these, 45 have occurred in Castellón province, 188 in Alicante province and 210 in Valencia province.
A total of 118 of the deaths were in residential care homes.
Commenting on the new cases, Sra Barceló explained that 47 were in Castellón province, 152 in Alicante and 215 in Valencia.
Sra Barceló stated that there are now 6,308 cases of coronavirus in the Valencia region.
However, the number of people needing hospital treatment has gone down.
A total of 2,175 patients were being treated yesterday – 14 fewer than the previous day.
Of these, 379 are in intensive care wards.
Medications – home delivery
Sra Barceló added that they have set up a medication home delivery service for vulnerable residents.
This covers people over the age of 60; pregnant women; people with medical conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart and/or lung problems, cancer and immune deficiencies; or people with symptoms of coronavirus.
To access the service they can ring 900 36 22 36 or send an email to: medicamentsadomicili@gva.es
Sra Barceló said the nearest pharmacy will be contacted to deliver the drugs to their homes.
She added that they can also ask for the service via their town hall.
“This will prevent unnecessary outings and reduce the risk of people catching the virus,” she said.
Murcia region
A total 997 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Murcia region, 42 have died and 45 have recovered.
More than 13,800 residents in Murcia region are being monitored in their homes by their GPs as they have showed symptoms of Covid-19, said regional councillor for health Manuel Villegas.