The Ministry of Health has today updated the health alert levels after the epidemiological report of the General Directorate of Public Health, with data as of April 20.
According to this report, all the islands continue at the same level they were: Tenerife and Gran Canaria at level 2, or medium risk, and Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro at level 1.
Healthcare indicators
The care indicators maintain a favorable evolution, although the daily average number of conventional hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients increases slightly, by 1.7%.
The number of occupied ICU beds maintains a downward trend, decreasing by 14.4% compared to the previous evaluation.
Incidence in people over the age of 60
In the Autonomous Community as a whole, the 7-day Cumulative Incidence rate for those over 60 years of age rose by 20.3% compared to the previous week and stood at 356.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants as of April 18.