Coronavirus update: Canary Islands surpass 1000 active COVID-19 cases

Published on August 17, 2020
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Canary Islands COVID-19 update on Monday, 17 August 2020

Following the announcement of the last figures this past Sunday, the Canary Islands have officially surpassed 1000 active cases of COVID-19, after confirming 146 new cases in the last 24 h. 

Out of the 146 positive cases confirmed recently, most of them are in Gran Canaria - 95, while Tenerife also added 29 more cases, Lanzarote 18 and La Gomera 2. 

The islands of La Palma, Fuerteventura and El Hierro haven't announced any more new cases.

At the moment there are 1,025 total active cases in the archipelago, while the number of deaths remains at 162 and the number of cases declared cured has reached 2,423. 

New COVID-19 cases by island 17/08/2020

  • 29  TENERIFE
  • 95  GRAN CANARIA
  • 18  LANZAROTE
  • 0  FUERTEVENTURA
  • 0  LA PALMA
  • 2  LA GOMERA
  • 0  EL HIERRO

Number of COVID-19 active cases by municipality - 17/08/2020

  • 499  Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 
  • 69  La Laguna
  • 55  Santa Cruz de Tenerife
  • 55  Telde
  • 37  Arrecife
  • 24  Santa Lucía de Tirajana
  • 24  Arona
  • 22  Mogán
  • 15  Puerto del Rosario
  • 13  Ingenio
  • 12  Tías
  • 11  Yaiza
  • 11  Arucas
  • 11  San Bartolomé de Tirajana
  • 10  Agüimes
  • 8  Teguise
  • 8  Candelaria
  • 8  Granadilla de Abona
  • 7  Gáldar
  • 6  Santa Brígida
  • 5  Adeje
  • 5  Teror
  • 5  San Miguel de Abona
  • 4  Los Realejos
  • 4  San Bartolomé
  • 4  Haría
  • 4  Güímar
  • 3  Agaete
  • 3  Guía de Isora
  • 3  Pájara
  • 3  El Rosario
  • 2  La Orotava
  • 2  Santiago del Teide
  • 2  Antigua
  • 2 Tegueste
  • 2  Valleseco
  • 2  Santa María de Guía
  • 2  San Sebastián de La Gomera
  • 2  Puerto de La Cruz
  • 1  San juan de La Rambla
  • 1  Valle Gran Rey
  • 1  Vega de San Mateo
  • 1  Tuineje
  • 1  Fasnia
  • 1  La Aldea de San Nicolás
  • 1  Tacoronte
  • 1  La Oliva
  • 1  La Victoria de Acentejo
  • 1  La Guancha
  • 1  Santa Úrsula

Source: Cartográfica de Canarias, S.A. (GRAFCAN)

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