As reported by the Minister of Health, Ana Barceló, there is a new outbreak of coronavirus in Dénia. It is already the sixth that takes place in the capital of the Marina Alta during the summer.
We know as an "outbreak" the contagion within the same circle of at least 3 people. That is, a positive for COVID-19 has reached, at least, two others.
In Dénia there have been 6 cases in recent weeks, according to Sanitat. In addition, half of these have been registered during the last 7 days, when the municipality suffers the highest incidence of COVID since the state of alarm ended.
Most of these outbreaks, including this last one announced yesterday that has affected 3 people, have a social origin, specifically in family or friends gatherings. These meetings are the ones that worry the trackers the most since they are very difficult to control, as reported to this medium. one of the authorities in charge of these tasks.
However, there have also been other outbreaks from nightlife and one in the workplace.
The regional capital is fully in a fight against a new wave of the pandemic and that, it seems, is hitting harder than in the months in which we had to confine ourselves.
Since March, Dénia has registered 185 positives in PCR tests, 64 in the last 14 days only. Therefore, the City Council has increased the new restrictions of conselleria in the city, tightening the surveillance of the police and canceling or modifying several cultural events that the City Council had scheduled.