Spain's Covid-19 figures continue to dip

Madrid, March 2 (IANS) Coronavirus-related figures in Spain, including new cases, deaths and 14-day incidence rate of the disease, have continued to drop, according to the Ministry of Health.On Monday, the Ministry reported 15,978 new coronavirus cases for the 72-hour period between February 26 to March 1, reports Xinhua news agency.This is a notable fall from the 20,849 new cases reported on February 22. The number of new cases have been on a constant decline for five consecutive weekends.In total, 3,204,531 people have so far been infected by Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic in Spain. Another 467 people died in the 72-hour period, raising the total number of fatalities to 69,609.Meanwhile, the 14-day incidence rate of the virus fell from 252.19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants a week ago to 175.63 cases on Monday.The Ministry further revealed that 3,829,465 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have now been administered, with 1,261,484 people receiving both doses.
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