Covid-19 stats
Latest news and insights on Covid-19 statistics, infection rates, mortality rates, vaccination rates, hospital numbers, variants, spread, and more from Spain.
Outbreak or seventh wave? Health experts divided as Covid cases rise in Spain
Spain’s decision to stop counting all infections has some epidemiologists arguing health authorities are turning a blind eye to rising cases. But is the country truly heading towards a seventh wave?
'Stealth' Omicron is now the dominant strain in Spain: What you should know
With Spain’s sixth coronavirus wave now over, one of the main concerns among health authorities has seen the large rise in cases of the Omicron BA.2 subvariant in the country. But is there reason to be worried and could it affect the easing of the last Covid restrictions in the coming months?
Spain to stop counting Covid infections except for serious cases
Spain’s Health Ministry on Thursday announced it will stop keeping count of all Covid-19 infections in the country, with the exception of serious cases, vulnerable people and those over aged 60 or older.
Spain's Covid death toll passes 100,000
More than 100,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Spain, health ministry figures showed on Wednesday as the country emerged from a sixth wave of the pandemic.
Nine under-the-radar Covid news stories from Spain you may have missed
Here is some of the more underreported coronavirus news in Spain in February, from vaccine side-effects, to new Covid-fighting treatments being developed and other interesting information flying under the radar.
Why Europe could be headed for pandemic 'endgame'
The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, the WHO Europe director said on Monday.
Omicron 'sub-variant' throws up new virus questions
Scientists are keeping a close watch on a recently-discovered sub-variant of the Omicron version of the Covid-19 virus to determine how its emergence could effect future pandemic spread.
'The last wave?' Spain's ICU staff left exhausted by recurring Covid battle
Seemingly milder for some but still highly contagious, Omicron has filled intensive care beds again at a hospital near Barcelona where shattered staff are still fighting a virus that refuses to retreat.
More than a quarter of people in Spain have had Covid-19: Health Ministry
Official data may show that more than 8 million people in Spain have had Covid-19, but the country’s Health Ministry has admitted that a lack of case reporting throughout the pandemic could mean that at least 4 million more have been infected.
Spain's health experts divided over whether Covid-19 should be treated like flu
The Spanish government's plans to view Covid-19 as an "endemic disease" similar to seasonal influenza would mean infections aren’t counted so rigorously, a strategy that not all health professionals in Spain agree with as cases continue rising.
Spain sees more Covid reinfections in last fortnight than rest of pandemic
The Omicron coronavirus variant caused more reinfections in the last fortnight than that seen during the rest of the pandemic, data from Spanish researchers showed.
Spain now has the highest Covid infection rate in Europe
With a fortnightly infection rate of 2,433 cases per 100,000 people, Spain now has the highest incidence of the virus of all European nations.
How is Spain’s Covid vaccination campaign for children aged 5 to 11 going?
Almost a month since Spain approved a milder version of the Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, we look at the stats that reveal the progress being made and how it compares to other European countries.
Spain records more than a million Covid infections in three weeks
Christmas in Spain isn’t over and the Health Ministry is yet to report new Covid cases over the New year weekend, but so far the festive period has left more than one million infections as the country struggles to contain the Omicron variant.
Europe tops 100 million Covid cases
Europe has recorded over 100 million coronavirus cases, more than a third of all infections worldwide, since the start of the pandemic, an AFP tally Saturday showed.
COMPARE: How Europe is ending 2021 with record Covid rates and new restrictions
European countries are battling a huge spike in Covid infections driven by the Omicron variant but some countries are hit worse than others and strategies to fight the pandemic vary. Here's a run-through of the state of play as 2021 draws to a close.
Spain records highest daily Covid-19 cases since pandemic began
Driven by the new Omicron variant, Spain’s sixth wave has sent case numbers rocketing. On Tuesday, the country recorded just under 50,000 new infections, the highest number in a 24-hour period since the Covid pandemic began in March 2020.
Spain's Rafa Nadal tests positive for Covid-19
Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal said Monday he has tested positive for Covid-19 on his return to Spain from Abu Dhabi, where he took part in an exhibition tournament in which he met with Spain's elusive former king Juan Carlos.
Sixth wave of Covid puts pressure on Spain's hospitals and ICU wards
Almost all of Spain's regions have surpassed the recommended 5 percent threshold for Covid-19 patients in intensive care units.
Covid-19 cases in Spain continue to rise after the long weekend
New data shows that the sixth wave in Spain isn’t slowing down and infections continue to rise after the recent holiday of the Puente de la Constitución.
Spain rules out new restrictions against Omicron variant
Spain's government has ruled out bringing back domestic Covid restrictions following the discovery of the second case of the Omicron strain in the country, preferring to avoid measures that “slow down the economy” and recommending smaller social gatherings instead.
How many people in Spain have died after getting the Covid-19 vaccine?
One of the main complaints among the world’s unvaccinated is that there isn’t enough information on the number of deaths and side effects among people who’ve had the Covid-19 vaccine. Here’s the available data for Spain.
Spain raises bar of what constitutes high Covid risk
Spain’s Public Health Commission on Monday agreed to raise the threshold of what constitutes low and high risk for Covid infections, as the country’s health authorities try to agree on what restrictions should be implemented ahead of Christmas.