ARCHIVED - 4,209 cases of coronavirus in Spain on Friday lunchtime and 120 dead



The latest official figures from the Minstry of Health at 13:00 on Friday 13th March.

Cases have risen by more than 1,000 in the last 24 hours.

Andalucía 219

Aragón 80

Asturias 67

Baleares 30

Canarias 70

Cantabria 29

Castilla La Mancha 194

Castilla y León 169

Cataluña 316

C.Valenciana 94

Extremadura 39

Galicia 85

Madrid 1.990

Melilla 2

Murcia 35

Navarra 130

País Vasco 417

La Rioja 243

TOTAL 4.209

189 people have recovered from the virus

120 deaths recorded.

NB: The actual total is higher. These figures are prepared by the central government and are already out of date even before they are released. a typical example of this is the figure for Valencia. Just a few miunutes earlier the Valencian health authority released a statement saying their cases had increased to 119 with 21 new cases; the info here says 94, so is out of date already. Madrid has also just published its own latest figures as being 2,078 cases and 64 deaths, showing these figures out of date already. So why publish them at all? Because this is the latest official information available.

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What to do if you are in the Region of Murcia and believe you may have contracted the virus

The regional government has set up a special helpline to supply information to members of the public (900 121212), and also urges people to call the 112 emergency services line if they suspect that they may have contracted the virus rather than going straight to hospital or to a medical centre. Medical staff will be sent to your home to test for the virus.

The Region’s public hospitals have limited the number of visitors to just one per patient.

Sensible precautions

The advice being issued to members of the public by medical authorities all over the world coincides on the following points:

- Wash hands frequently with either soap and water or a sanitiser gel

- Catch coughs and sneezes with disposable tissues – and throw the tissues away immediately after use before immediately washing your hands!

- If you don’t have a tissue, use your sleeve – and wash the item of clothing used at the next opportunity

- AVOID touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands

- AVOID close contact with people who are unwell

- Don´t panic!