Hospitals on Spain's Costa Blanca make plans in wake of COVID-19 case rises

Spain’s Malaga records the lowest number of daily Covid infections in seven months and zero deaths

HOSPITALS in the Valencian Community are starting to ramp up plans in case the recent rise in COVID-19 cases continues to spiral upwards.

A number of hospitals in the region are making arrangements to reintroduce dedicated floors for coronavirus patients, as was the case during the height of the pandemic earlier this year.

Numbers of hospital ICU admissions have doubled in the last fortnight while official figures from the Valencian Health Ministry show that there have been 1,338 active cases within the last 14 days.

In context however, the rise in cases is roughly half the national average, and hospitalisations are vastly lower than the peak numbers seen in April.

Regional health officials are nevertheless concerned about the upward trend in new COIVD-19 cases, but the better news is that just two people have died from the virus in the last fortnight.

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Alex Trelinski

Alex worked for 30 years for the BBC as a presenter, producer and manager. He covered a variety of areas specialising in sport, news and politics. After moving to the Costa Blanca over a decade ago, he edited a newspaper for 5 years and worked on local radio.