By Tara Rippin • Published: 18 Jun 2020 • 11:55
OF these, 87 people have been hospitalised, of which 11 remain in ICU.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 11,431 people have been diagnosed with the killer bug in the Community as a whole, with 3,946 in Alicante Province, 5,887 in Valencia and 1,594 in Castellon.
Spain’s Ministry of Health confirmed that the number of new Covid-19 cases had almost doubled again across the country yesterday to 141 cases, compared to 76 on Tuesday.
However, Fernando Simon, Director of Health Alerts and Emergencies reassured the public that despite the small outbreaks the “trend is going downwards, and not affected by the increase in recent testing.”
https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/06/17/spains-new-coronavirus-cases-doubles-again-today-raising-alarm/
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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