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SITUATION REPORT OF COVID-19 IN THE REGION OF MURCIA APRIL 10, 2020
In the Region of Murcia to date of the report, there have been 1,413 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection.
The first case was declared on March 6 and confirmed as positive on March 8.
As of yesterday, 231 cases are admitted to hospitals in the Region, of which 42 are in the ICU.
58% of confirmed patients are in home isolation.
275 patients have been epidemiologically discharged and 94 deaths have occurred.
The diagnostic tests carried out for the detection of coronaviruses have been 11927. Figure 1 details the number of cases confirmed by COVID-19 in the Region of Murcia from the beginning to April 10, 2020.
Questions and answers about coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
How did the first human SARS-CoV-2 infections occur?
The first human cases of COVID-19 were detected in Wuhan City, China, in December 2019. At the moment, it is not possible to determine precisely how the first people in China were infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Despite this, the SARS-CoV virus, which caused the SARS outbreak in 2003, passed from an animal reservoir (the civet, a wild farm animal) to humans and then spread among them.
Similarly, SARS-CoV-2 is thought to have crossed the species barrier and initially infected humans, albeit most likely through an intermediate host, i.e. another animal species more manipulated by humans. human (eg, a domestic animal, wild animal, or domesticated wild animal, which has not been identified to date).
Until the source of this virus is located and controlled, there is a risk that it will revert to the human population and that new outbreaks will occur like the ones we are currently experiencing.
Is COVID-19 transmitted over the air?
The virus responsible for COVID-19 is transmitted primarily through respiratory droplets expelled by an infected person when they cough, sneeze, or speak.
Those droplets are too heavy to float in midair and quickly fall onto the ground or other surface.
The infection can be caused by breathing the virus expelled by a person with COVID-19 located less than a meter away, or by touching a contaminated surface and then touching the eyes, nose or mouth before washing hands.
Source: murciasalud.es / Murcia.com
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