The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands reports that since the last data update on Friday, April 22, there have been 1,040 new COVID-19 cases registered among people over 60 years of age, which is the population group that is followed up after passing the acute phase of the pandemic.
Therefore, the accumulated number of coronavirus cases among this group amounts to 55,131 people in the Canary Islands. Thus, the Cumulative Incidence as for this age group at 14 days stands at 730.25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and at 7 days at 393.08.
Currently, in the Archipelago there are 299 people admitted with coronavirus, of which 18 are in the ICU and the rest, 281, on the ward.
On the other hand, the Canary Islands registered 9 deaths in the last three days, of which 3 were reported in Tenerife, 2 in Gran Canaria, 2 in La Palma and 1 in Fuerteventura. The deceased, aged between 59 and 98 years, were all hospitalized and had previous pathologies.