MADRID – The death toll of COVID-19 in Spain increased by 513 on Friday to 58,319, in one of the biggest increases of a day since the first wave of the pandemic, data from the Ministry of Health showed.
He said 38,118 new infections were also detected, out of last week’s record 44,357.
And pressure on hospitals continued to increase, with 44% of all intensive care beds occupied by COVID-19 patients.
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In another alarming signal, the Madrid region reported on Friday an outbreak in a nursing home that caused 11 deaths and infected all of its 48 residents, as well as 17 employees.
The newspaper El Pais said the house, in the mountains near the capital, escaped the first deadly wave that devastated nursing homes across Spain in March and April last year.
Meanwhile, doctors have complained about recent delays in vaccine deliveries that have forced several regions, including Madrid, to stop vaccinating new people from priority groups, such as doctors, and giving only a second injection to those who have already received the first dose.
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“The inability … to administer the necessary doses at the required speed was a crushing blow, at least for health professionals,” said Javier Marco, medical director at the Isabel Zendal hospital in Madrid, adding that they felt unprotected again and pandemic for an unknown period of time “.
European countries are experiencing major vaccine delays, at least temporarily, as all Western vaccine manufacturers with approved vaccines – Moderna, Pfizer and their German partner BioNtech and AstraZeneca – fall behind in their initial delivery targets.
“We have been under tremendous pressure since March, with poor living conditions, afraid to infect our families at any time,” said Marco. “What keeps us going is the need that society has for us.”
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