COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS: Andalucia reports 236 new cases in last 24 hours as death toll rises to 58

The Junta de Andalucia’s Ministry of Health and Families reports that 236 new cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in the last 24-hours bringing the total to 1,961 with 58 confirmed deaths.

In the last day 11 more patients have died: a 71-year-old man in Almería, a 62-year-old man in Cádiz, a 76-year-old woman in Córdoba, a 79-year-old man in Huelva, a man in Sevilla (59), a 77-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman in Jaén, and three women (73, 76, 77) and an 88-year-old man in Granada.

On the other hand, 104 patients have already overcome the acute phase of the disease and improved their clinical status, so they have been discharged from hospital to complete their recovery at home, where they will remain under active follow-up. Similarly, 50 patients have already been cured in Andalucia.

Provincia	Positivo	Ingresos	Seguimiento activo	Fallecimientos
Almería	74	23	49	2
Cádiz	178	50	125	3
Córdoba	191	50	137	4
Granada	374	169	188	17
Huelva	58	29	28	1
Jaén	215	79	131	5
Málaga	520	192	307	21
Sevilla	351	152	194	5
Total	1.961	744	1.159	58

The Ministry of Health and Families has expressed, once again, its gratitude to the magnificent work that all the professionals in the Andalucian health system have been doing ‘in these exceptional circumstances, demonstrating once again their responsibility, commitment and involvement in the fight against this epidemic.’

The Ministry has also extended its gratitude to the professionals of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) ‘for their commendable work during these days.’

The spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Andalucía