Asturias it behaves better than most of the autonomous communities and that is due to “the early measures of distancing Social and the correct insulation of the population. “It is one of the conclusions of the ‘Epidemiological report of COVID-19 in Asturias’. The director general of Public Health, Rafael Cofiño, explained that the document reflects that the number of deceased by coronavirus in Asturias it is four times less than the state average, 5.9% compared to 9.9%.
By ages, the incidence rate for every one hundred thousand inhabitants is highest among over 90 years, with figures greater than 600 cases per 100,000. By sexes, between the women it keeps stable in all age groups up to 80 years, from which it increases sharply. However, among the males gradually increases and the nonagenarians are the most affected due to illness. In total, 56.4% of positives are women. Mario Margolles is the coordinator of the Health Observatory.
More data from the report. The 18% of people positive reside in socio-health centers, other 9% work on those residential establishments and the 16% carries out its work in Health centers.
The incidence in Asturias in the last 14 days It stands at 87.6 cases accumulated per 100,000 inhabitants, while the national average rises to 204.69. Geographically, sanitary area IV, which corresponds to Oviedo, records the higher case rate, which mainly responds to outbreaks in nursing homes. The Southwest zone and area III (Aviles) are the following with the highest incidence.
From the Primary Care network, the home monitoring of 7,000 people, between confirmed and possible cases of COVID-19. Attention to close contacts in passive surveillance has also been assumed.
The study analyzed the samples made between February 24 and April 7, among which 1,737 cases were registered using PCR tests in the Microbiology Laboratory of the Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA). The Principality is one of the communities in which more tests have been done to the population. Until this Thursday, they were processed more than 20,661 samples.
Income
The head of the Epidemiology Service, Ismael Huerta, has detailed that of the total cases confirmed by PCR diagnostic tests, have required income 39%. Among those hospitalized there are more men (54.5%) than women (45.5%). A 4.8% of hospitalizations have been in the ICU and in 69.4% of cases it is men.
By ages, the largest receipts for COVID-19 occur between over 60 years and they are more frequent among septuagenarians (60%). The same occurs among people who require hospitalization in Intensive Care Units (ICU).
Deaths
From February 29 to April 7 they died in Asturias from coronavirus 103 people, of which the 55.3% were men and 44.7%, women. The age average of deaths stands at 81.1 years and it rises to 84.7 in the deaths in residences and socio-sanitary centers.
The 95% of the deceased had over 60 years and the lethality is higher between octogenarians and nonagenarians. However, 85% of confirmed cases over 80 years of age manage to overcome the disease. However, Cofiño recalled that the number of deaths from other health issues a year ago was notably higher.
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Chronology
The first coronavirus case was detected in Asturias on February 29, while the epidemic wave began the March 9, with the registry of eleven cases. Since that date, and as a result of the very punctual detection of isolated cases, various preventive measures were adopted, such as suspension of face-to-face teaching in educational centers and at the University of Oviedo, as well as in social centers for the elderly and day centers.
Furthermore, the March 13 the General Directorate of Public Health published a resolution to suspend public shows, recreational activities, establishments and premises, a measure that was added to others promoted in the containment phase and specified in the agreement of the Governing Council of March 12.
The evolution of the incidence ran parallel to the rest of the country until March 19-20, when the national contagion rate increases and Asturian stabilizes. The decrease in cases begins to occur throughout the country from March 28.
The Growth rate of new infections decreases from March 20. In this sense, the experts point out that the variations of new cases are in line with everything mentioned so far and with active epidemiological surveillance in nursing homes and social health centers. Although predictably, and given the characteristics of the confinement, the evolution of the slope is oriented towards the descentThis could be longer due to the search for more cases that are being pursued with the increase in diagnostic tests.
“In general, and keeping calm, reinforced vigilance and the active work that we have proposed from the beginning, we can point out that we are in a contention situation of the incidence, progression of the disease and its sanitary management “, Cofiño has pointed out. He also underlined that “it is still essential to maintain the isolation measures and social distancing, the strengthening of the health system and the protection and adequate monitoring of the most vulnerable groups “.
“This involves not only planning de-escalation measures, but anticipate the impact that in terms of health and well-being the economic and social effects of COVID-19 will have on the population, “he concluded.
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