SITUATION REPORT OF COVID 19 IN THE REGION OF MURCIA APRIL 6, 2020
In the Region of Murcia up to the date of the report, 1259 confirmed cases of COVID infection have been registered19.
The first case was declared on March 6 and confirmed as positive on March 8.
As of today, 290 cases are admitted to hospitals in the Region, of which 58 are in the ICU.
61% of confirmed patients are in home isolation.
156 patients have been epidemiologically discharged and 59 deaths have occurred.
The diagnostic tests carried out for the detection of coronaviruses have been 9,289. Figure 1 details the number of cases confirmed by COVID-19 in the Region of Murcia from the beginning to April 5, 2020.
Cases according to age group and clinical situation, and deaths in the Region of Murcia
Hospitalization at some point during their illness (not hospitalized today) has been recorded for 470 cases of the 1236 respondents (38%), with 47% of hospitalizations in men and 30.6% in women.
The mean age of the hospitalized group is 63 years and the median is 64 years.
The median hospital stay, excluding deceased, is 8 days (P25: 5, P75: 12) and the ICU stay is 10 days (P25: 5, P75: 13) (these data are provisional to date and they are expected to increase over the days).
Most of the confirmed cases have presented a picture of mild acute respiratory infection, with 319 cases of pneumonia recorded to date, of which 37 had acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Source: murciasalud.es / Murcia.com