ICU of the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital in Santander on November 3 Illustrated Service (Automatic) / Europa Press
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"It gives the feeling that we are in a stabilization situation," Fernando Simón, director of the Center for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies (CCAES), assured this Tuesday.
The number of new reported coronavirus cases (17,395) is one of the lowest in recent weeks.
You have to go back to Wednesday October 21 to find a minor.
However, the deaths have broken a new daily record.
Health has counted 411 deaths from coronavirus.
It is the highest figure in this second wave, except for yesterday, Monday, which is not comparable because it includes all the deaths registered during the weekend.
Simón has pointed out that “the death toll may continue to rise for a few days” and has found that, on average, and once notification delays are recovered, there are more than 200 deaths a day from coronavirus.
Hospital pressure remains high, both in normal hospitalization and in intensive care units, and Simón has assured that it will take several days to stabilize as the infections have.
The average number of beds occupied in the ICU is 32%, but there are eight communities that are above 40%, a complicated situation because it involves “overloading the staff” and it is something that should “avoid increasing more than necessary” According to the director of the CCAES, who has mentioned that there are communities that have had to reduce the activity programmed in their hospitals.
“In the next few days there may be a certain reduction, but we cannot guarantee it;
You have to be very cautious with the assessment ", he added. The improvement in hospitalization - there are currently 20,943 people admitted, occupying 17% of the beds - will be appreciated before that in ICUs, where stays are longer.
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