Overview
- Official surveillance shows primary care flu cases up 42% in a week to 170.4 per 100,000, with infections doubling in children aged 1–4 and nearly tripling in infants under 1.
- Catalonia reports strained emergency units, with waits of up to eight hours at Sant Joan de Déu and corridor beds at Hospital del Mar, as primary care centers face heavy pressure.
- Madrid’s incidence has climbed to 112 per 100,000 after a 164% weekly rise; winter reinforcement hiring is underway and the Isabel Zendal hospital is offering walk‑in flu vaccination, while the regional health department rejects claims of “saturation.”
- Galicia recorded 249 confirmed flu hospitalizations in the latest week and 1,316 since the season began; Vigo’s Álvaro Cunqueiro and Meixoeiro hospitals have activated 40 extra beds and reopened wings with additional staffing and on‑call coverage.
- Vaccination remains uneven, with low uptake in some older adults (fewer than half of over‑65s vaccinated in Vigo and 54% of people 60+ in Córdoba), prompting child catch‑up appointments and renewed guidance on ventilation, hygiene and mask use.