The corona situation in the Balearic Islands is still under control despite a high number of new infections. Most of the sick are young people. Will the situation in the hospitals remain relaxed?
The Balearic Islands, with Mallorca as the Germans’ favorite holiday island, have recorded more new infections within a day than ever since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The health authorities of the Spanish Mediterranean islands announced on Thursday in Palma that 795 infections with the corona virus were recorded within 24 hours. There were 115 cases more than the day before. The highest number to date was previously registered on January 19, at 776. The region with just under 1.2 million inhabitants temporarily had the highest values in Spain in terms of population in winter.
The regional government emphasized that although an increase in the number of infections had been registered for many days, “the situation in the hospitals was under control”. Since in the Balearic Islands, as in all of Spain, it is mainly younger people who are currently infected and the course of the disease is usually milder, the situation was relatively relaxed: Only 26 patients were in intensive care units with Covid-19 on the four islands. The occupancy rate of the intensive care beds remained at twelve percent. In addition, around 50 percent of the residents of the Balearic Islands are fully vaccinated.
According to the Balearic authorities, the 7-day incidence was 265. For comparison: In Germany this value was only eight. Across Spain, the number of infections has been climbing steadily since the end of June. The federal government therefore recently classified the entire country as a risk area.
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