New Alert Levels

[Captain Sensible]

There has been a change in the Alert levels by the Ministry of Health as they are now based on indicators for health care pressure.
The occupation of hospital beds and ICU beds now determine the health risk in the Canary Islands.

There are now 5 alert levels fro 0-4, going from the lowest to highest risk.
From today, Fuerteventura is at Alert Level 1, along with Lanzarote, La Gomera and El Hierro. Tenerife, Gran Canaria and La Palma are at Level 2.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Noticias:

Fuerteventura remains at low risk of COVID 19.
The Ministry of Health has today updated the levels of health alert after the epidemiological report of the General Directorate of Public Health, carried out in accordance with the new criteria of the COVID-19 Surveillance and Control Strategy after the acute phase of the pandemic, based on the indicators of use of care services.

 

According to this report, all islands continue at the same level of alert as they were: Gran Canaria continues at level 2 or medium risk, and the rest of the islands at level 1.

 

The indicators of use of health services, referring to bed occupancy, are mainly those that mark the severity caused by COVID-19, and those that are taken into account to determine the level of health risk. In this way, five alert levels are established (from 0 to 4) that evaluate whether the situation is controlled circulation, which would be the lowest, or low, medium, high or very high risk.

 

Healthcare indicators

 

Healthcare indicators maintain a favorable evolution and the daily average of conventional hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients remains stable. The level of risk in percentage of occupancy of conventional beds is low or in controlled circulation for all the islands, except Gran Canaria and El Hierro which are at medium risk level.

 

Stable trend in ICU bed occupancy

 

The number of ICU beds occupied increases slightly compared to the previous evaluation and the percentage of occupancy stands at 3 percent, controlled circulation in the whole of the Autonomous Community and in all the islands.

 

The ICU bed occupancy rate per 100,000 inhabitants amounts to 0.74 ICU beds occupied per 100,000 inhabitants and all the islands are in controlled circulation.

 

Incidence in people over 60 years of age

 
In the whole of the Autonomous Community, the cumulative incidence rate at seven days for people over 60 years of age decreases by 6 percent compared to the previous week. Most of the islands are at medium risk, like the whole of the Community, except La Palma and La Gomera which are at low risk and El Hierro remain at high risk.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

Health alert levels are maintained in the Canary Islands.

The Ministry of Health has today updated the levels of health alert after the epidemiological report of the General Directorate of Public Health, carried out in accordance with the new criteria of the Surveillance and Control Strategy of COVID-19 after the acute phase of the pandemic, based on the indicators of use of care services.

 

According to this report, all islands continue at the same level of alert as they were: Gran Canaria continues at level 2 or medium risk, and the rest of the islands at level 1.

The indicators of use of health services, referring to bed occupancy, are mainly those that mark the severity caused by COVID-19, and those that are taken into account to determine the level of health risk. In this way, five alert levels are established (from 0 to 4) that evaluate whether the situation is of controlled circulation, which would be the lowest, or of low, medium, high or very high risk.

Healthcare indicators

The care indicators maintain a favorable evolution and the daily average of conventional hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients remains stable. The level of risk in percentage of occupancy of conventional beds is low for the Canary Islands and most of the islands are at low level or in controlled circulation, except Gran Canaria which is between medium and low level, and La Palma which is at medium risk level.

Stable trend in ICU bed occupancy

The number of ICU beds occupied decreases compared to the previous evaluation and the percentage of occupation stands at 2.8 percent, controlled circulation in the whole of the autonomous community and in all the islands.

The occupancy rate of ICU beds per 100,000 inhabitants drops to 0.55 ICU beds occupied per 100,000 inhabitants and all the islands are in controlled circulation, except La Palma which is at low risk level.

Incidence in people over 60 years of age
In the autonomous community as a whole, the cumulative incidence rate at seven days for people over 60 years of age amounts to 19 percent compared to the previous week. Most of the islands are at medium risk, like the community as a whole, except La Palma and La Gomera which are at low risk and El Hierro remain at high risk.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Noticias:

Fuerteventura remains at low risk of COVID 19.

Although people continue to get infected, the symptoms have become flu-like and there is no real accounting other than among those over 60.

The Ministry of Health has today updated the levels of health alert after the epidemiological report of the General Directorate of Public Health, carried out in accordance with the new criteria of the Surveillance and Control Strategy of COVID-19 after the acute phase of the pandemic, based on the indicators of use of care services.

 
According to this report, all islands continue at the same level of alert as they were: Gran Canaria continues at level 2 or medium risk, and the rest of the islands at level 1.
 
The indicators of use of health services, referring to bed occupancy, are mainly those that mark the severity caused by COVID-19, and those that are taken into account to determine the level of health risk. In this way, five alert levels are established (from 0 to 4) that evaluate whether the situation is of controlled circulation, which would be the lowest, or of low, medium, high or very high risk.
 
Healthcare indicators
 
The care indicators maintain a stable evolution and the daily average of conventional hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients amounts to fourteen percent. The level of risk in percentage of occupation of conventional beds amounts to medium for the Canary Islands, although most of the islands are in low level or in controlled circulation, except Gran Canaria which is at medium risk level.
 
Stable trend in ICU bed occupancy
 
The number of ICU beds occupied amounts to sixteen percent compared to the previous evaluation and the percentage of occupancy stands at 3.3 percent, remaining in controlled circulation throughout the Autonomous Community and on all the islands.
 
The occupancy rate of ICU beds per 100,000 inhabitants remains at 0.92 ICU beds occupied per 100,000 inhabitants and all the islands are in controlled circulation, except Gran Canaria which is at low risk level.
 
Incidence in people over 60 years of age
 
In the whole of the Autonomous Community, the cumulative incidence rate at seven days for people over 60 years of age amounts to ten percent compared to the previous week. Most of the islands are at medium risk, like the community as a whole, except La Palma which is at low risk and La Gomera which oscillates between low and medium risk levels.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Noticias:

Fuerteventura is still at low risk of COVID despite the increase in infections.

The Ministry of Health has today updated the levels of health alert after the epidemiological report of the General Directorate of Public Health, carried out in accordance with the new criteria of the Surveillance and Control Strategy of COVID-19 after the acute phase of the pandemic, based on the indicators of use of care services.

 

According to this report, all islands continue at the same level of alert as they were: Gran Canaria continues at level 2 or medium risk, and the rest of the islands at level 1.

 

The indicators of use of health services, referring to bed occupancy, are mainly those that mark the severity caused by COVID-19, and those that are taken into account to determine the level of health risk. In this way, five alert levels are established (from 0 to 4) that evaluate whether the situation is of controlled circulation, which would be the lowest, or of low, medium, high or very high risk.

 

Healthcare indicators

 

The care indicators maintain a stable evolution and the daily average of conventional hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients amounts to 16.9 percent. The level of risk in percentage of occupation of conventional beds amounts to medium for the Canary Islands, although most of the islands are in low level or in controlled circulation, except Gran Canaria which is at medium risk level.

 

Stable trend in ICU bed occupancy

 

The number of ICU beds occupied amounts to 21.6 percent compared to the previous evaluation and the percentage of occupation stands at four percent, remaining in controlled circulation in the whole of the Autonomous Community and in all the islands, except Gran Canaria that rises to low risk level.

 

The occupancy rate of ICU beds per 100,000 inhabitants amounts to 1.06 ICU beds occupied per 100,000 inhabitants and all the islands are in controlled circulation, except Gran Canaria which is at low risk level.

 

Incidence in people over 60 years of age

 
In the whole of the Autonomous Community, the cumulative incidence rate at seven days for people over 60 years of age amounts to thirteen percent compared to the previous week. Most of the islands are at medium risk, like the whole community, except Gran Canaria which rises to high risk level.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Noticias:

Fuerteventura remains at low risk and controlled circulation of COVID.

The Ministry of Health has today updated the levels of health alert after the epidemiological report of the General Directorate of Public Health, carried out in accordance with the new criteria of the Surveillance and Control Strategy of COVID-19 after the acute phase of the pandemic, based on the indicators of use of care services.

 

According to this report, Tenerife rises to alert level 2 due to the evolution of the indicator of use of conventional beds, since the use of UMI beds has not been affected. The rest of all the islands continue at the same alert level as they were: Gran Canaria continues at level 2 or medium risk, and Lanzarote (where epidemiologically La Graciosa is included), Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro at level 1, or low risk.

 

The indicators of use of health services, referring to bed occupancy, are mainly those that mark the severity caused by COVID-19, and those that are taken into account to determine the level of health risk. In this way, five alert levels are established (from 0 to 4) that evaluate whether the situation is of controlled circulation, which would be the lowest, or of low, medium, high or very high risk.

 

Healthcare indicators

 

In the autonomous community as a whole, the daily average of conventional hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients amounts to 19.8 percent. The level of risk in percentage of occupancy of conventional beds remains at medium level for the Canary Islands. Gran Canaria remains at medium risk with a tendency to high risk pending if it is consolidated. Tenerife and El Hierro ascend to medium level, while La Palma, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote oscillate between low level and controlled circulation and La Gomera remains in controlled circulation.

 

Stable trend in ICU bed occupancy

 

The number of ICU beds occupied remains at 20 beds in the last week and the percentage of occupancy continues at four percent, remaining in controlled circulation in the whole of the Autonomous Community and in all the islands, except Tenerife that rises to low risk level.

 

The occupancy rate of ICU beds per 100,000 inhabitants amounts to 1.01 ICU beds occupied per 100,000 inhabitants and all the islands are in controlled circulation, except Gran Canaria and Tenerife which are at low risk level.

 

Incidence in people over 60 years of age

 
In the whole of the Autonomous Community, the Cumulative Incidence rate at seven days for people over 60 years of age amounts to twenty-eight percent compared to the previous week. Most of the islands amount to high risk, like the whole community, except Fuerteventura and La Palma which remain at medium risk level.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

The increase in COVID cases raises the health alert in the Canary Islands.

The Ministry of Health has today updated the levels of health alert after the epidemiological report of the General Directorate of Public Health, carried out in accordance with the new criteria of the Surveillance and Control Strategy of covid-19 after the acute phase of the pandemic, based on the indicators of use of care services.

 

According to this report, Gran Canaria rises to alert level 3 and Lto Palma to alert level 2, both due to the evolution of the indicator of use of conventional beds, which is at high risk, since the use of UMI beds has not been affected.

The rest of the islands continue at the same alert level as they were: Tenerife continues at level 2 or medium risk, and Lanzarote (where epidemiologically La Graciosa is included), Fuerteventura, La Gomera and El Hierro at level 1, or low risk.

The indicators of use of health services, referring to bed occupancy, are mainly those that mark the severity caused by COVID-19, and those that are taken into account to determine the level of health risk. In this way, five alert levels are established (from 0 to 4) that evaluate whether the situation is of controlled circulation, which would be the lowest, or of low, medium, high or very high risk.

Healthcare indicators

In the autonomous community as a whole, the daily average of conventional hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients amounts to 18.5 percent. The level of risk in percentage of occupancy of conventional beds remains at medium level for the Canary Islands. Gran Canaria is consolidated at high risk level and La Palma also rises to high risk. Tenerife and El Hierro remain at medium risk level, Fuerteventura oscillates between medium and low risk level, Lanzarote between low risk level and controlled circulation, and La Gomera remains in controlled circulation.

Stable trend in ICU bed occupancy

The number of ICU beds occupied stands at 25 beds in the last week and the percentage of occupancy continues at 4.6 percent, remaining in controlled circulation in the whole of the Autonomous Community and in all the islands, except Tenerife and Gran Canaria that rise to low risk level.

The occupancy rate of ICU beds per 100,000 inhabitants remains at 1.06 ICU beds occupied per 100,000 inhabitants and all the islands are in controlled circulation, except Gran Canaria and Tenerife which are at low risk level and La Palma which oscillates between the level of low risk and controlled circulation.

Incidence in people over 60 years of age
In the whole of the Autonomous Community, the cumulative incidence rate at seven days for people over 60 years of age amounts to five percent compared to the previous week. Most of the islands remain at high risk level, like the community as a whole, except La Palma which remains at medium risk level and La Gomera which falls at medium risk level.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Noticias:

Fuerteventura remains at low risk of health alert due to COVID 19



The Ministry of Health has today updated the levels of health alert after the epidemiological report of the General Directorate of Public Health, carried out in accordance with the new criteria of the Surveillance and Control Strategy of COVID-19 after the acute phase of the pandemic, based on the indicators of use of care services.

 
According to this report, El Hierro rises to alert level 2 due to the evolution of the indicator of use of conventional beds, which is at very high risk, since the use of UMI beds has not been affected. The rest of the islands continue at the same level of alert as they were: Gran Canaria continues at level 3 or high risk; Tenerife and La Palma at level 2 or medium risk; and Lanzarote (where epidemiologically La Graciosa is included), Fuerteventura, and La Gomera at level 1, or low risk.
 
The indicators of use of health services, referring to bed occupancy, are mainly those that mark the severity caused by COVID-19, and those that are taken into account to determine the level of health risk. In this way, five alert levels are established (from 0 to 4) that evaluate whether the situation is of controlled circulation, which would be the lowest, or of low, medium, high or very high risk.
 
Healthcare indicators
 
In the Autonomous Community as a whole, the daily average of conventional hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients amounts to 6.5 percent. The level of risk in percentage of occupancy of conventional beds remains at medium level for the Canary Islands. El Hierro rises to a very high risk level, Gran Canaria remains at a high risk level and La Palma falls to a medium risk level, where Tenerife continues. Fuerteventura and Lanzarote oscillate between the level of low risk and controlled circulation, and La Gomera oscillates between low risk and high risk.
 
Trend in ICU bed occupancy
 
The number of ICU beds occupied is 31 beds on average in the last week and the percentage of occupancy stands at 6.1 percent, rising to low risk level in the whole of the Autonomous Community, although all the islands are in controlled circulation for this indicator, except Tenerife and Gran Canaria that are at low risk level.
 
The occupancy rate of ICU beds per 100,000 inhabitants stands at 1.33 ICU beds occupied per 100,000 inhabitants and all the islands are in controlled circulation, except Gran Canaria which rises to medium risk level and Tenerife which remains at low risk.
 
Incidence in people over 60 years of age
 
In the whole of the Autonomous Community, the cumulative incidence rate at seven days for people over 60 years of age begins to decline, with a decrease of twenty-eight percent compared to the previous week. In this sense, most of the islands descend to medium risk level, like the community as a whole, except El Hierro which rises to a very high risk level. This improvement in incidence indicators is not yet reflected in care, although there is a trend towards stabilizing care capacity.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

No changes in health alert levels in the Canary Islands.

The Ministry of Health has today updated the levels of health alert in the Canary Islands after the epidemiological report of the General Directorate of Public Health, carried out in accordance with the new criteria of the Surveillance and Control Strategy of COVID-19 after the acute phase of the pandemic, based on the indicators of use of care services.

 

According to this report, all islands continue at the same level of alert as they were: Gran Canaria continues at level 3 or high risk; Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro at level 2 or medium risk; and Lanzarote (where epidemiologically La Graciosa is included), Fuerteventura, and La Gomera at level 1, or low risk.

The indicators of use of health services, referring to bed occupancy, are mainly those that mark the severity caused by COVID-19, and those that are taken into account to determine the level of health risk. In this way, five alert levels are established (from 0 to 4) that evaluate whether the situation is of controlled circulation, which would be the lowest, or of low, medium, high or very high risk.

 Healthcare indicators

In the Autonomous Community as a whole, the daily average of conventional hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients decreases by 6.6 percent. The level of risk in percentage of occupancy of conventional beds remains at medium level for the Canary Islands. El Hierro ranges from high to very high risk level, and Gran Canaria remains at high risk level. Tenerife, La Gomera and La Palma remain at medium risk level, and Fuerteventura and Lanzarote oscillate between the level of low risk and controlled circulation.

Trend in ICU bed occupancy

The number of ICU beds occupied is 31 beds on average in the last week and the percentage of occupancy stands at 5.4 percent, remaining at low risk level in the whole of the Autonomous Community, although all the islands are in controlled circulation for this indicator, except Gran Canaria which is at low risk level.

The occupancy rate of ICU beds per 100,000 inhabitants stands at 1.33 ICU beds occupied per 100,000 inhabitants and all the islands are in controlled circulation, except Gran Canaria which continue at medium risk level and Tenerife which remains at low risk.

Incidence in people over 60 years of age
In the whole of the Autonomous Community, the cumulative incidence rate at seven days for people over 60 years of age begins to decline, with a decrease of 36 percent compared to the previous week. In this sense, all the islands register decreases and remain at medium risk, like the community as a whole.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Noticias:

The level of COVID risk drops considerably in the Canary Islands.

The Ministry of Health has today updated the levels of health alert after the epidemiological report of the General Directorate of Public Health, carried out in accordance with the new criteria of the Surveillance and Control Strategy of COVID-19 after the acute phase of the pandemic, based on the indicators of use of care services.

 

According to this report, Tenerife and El Hierro fall to level 1 due to the improvement in their healthcare indicators. The rest of the islands continue at the same level of alert as they were: Gran Canaria at level 2 or medium risk, and Lanzarote (where epidemiologically La Graciosa is included), Fuerteventura, La Palma and La Gomera at level 1, or low risk. Therefore, all the islands are at low risk level, except Gran Canaria which remains at medium risk level.

 

The indicators of use of health services, referring to bed occupancy, are mainly those that mark the severity caused by COVID-19, and those that are taken into account to determine the level of health risk. In this way, five alert levels are established (from 0 to 4) that evaluate whether the situation is of controlled circulation, which would be the lowest, or of low, medium, high or very high risk.

 

Healthcare indicators

 

In the Autonomous Community as a whole, the daily average of conventional hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients decreases by 18.5 percent. The level of risk in percentage of occupancy of conventional beds remains at medium level for the Canary Islands, although all the islands are at low risk level or controlled circulation, except Gran Canaria remains at medium risk level.

 

Trend in ICU bed occupancy

 

The number of ICU beds occupied is twenty-five beds on average in the last week and the percentage of occupancy stands at 4.9 percent, in controlled circulation in the whole of the Autonomous Community and in all the islands, except Gran Canaria and Tenerife that remain at low risk level.

 

The occupancy rate of ICU beds per 100,000 inhabitants drops to 1.1 ICU beds occupied per 100,000 inhabitants and all the islands are in controlled circulation, except Gran Canaria and Tenerife which remain at low risk.

 

Incidence in people over 60 years of age

 
In the whole of the Autonomous Community, the cumulative incidence rate at seven days for people over 60 years of age continues to decrease, with a decrease of seventeen percent compared to the previous week. In this sense, all the islands register decreases and remain at a low risk level, except Gran Canaria and El Hierro, which remain at medium risk.