Overview
- SIVIC data show influenza in Catalonia stabilizing after a mid‑December peak, with estimated incidence down from 766 to 543 per 100,000 and observed cases from 407 to 327, while overall acute respiratory infections reach 1,102 per 100,000 and influenza accounts for 49.3% of samples.
- Urgent-care demand in Catalonia has dropped quickly, with total urgent activity down 9%, hospital emergencies down 6.2%, and CUAP visits down 19%, alongside a 3.5% decline in SEM activity, fewer 061 calls, less than 3% of patients staying over 24 hours, and only 11% of urgencies requiring admission.
- In the Valencian Community, influenza incidence has fallen from 467 to 332 per 100,000, yet severe cases keep rising among those aged 80 and older—up to 167 this week—marking five consecutive weekly increases and adding stress to ICUs.
- Regional surveillance reports co-circulation of viruses, with RSV cases in the Valencian Community nearly doubling in a week (59 to 108) and a modest COVID-19 uptick, as infection rates grow among children under four and increase for people over 65.
- Health officials have prolonged the mask requirement in health and social-care facilities for another 15 days and highlight vaccination gains in Catalonia, where 1.3 million flu doses have been administered and coverage in children aged six months to five years has reached 41%.