Balearics coronavirus figures for Tuesday, 20 October

Testing in Mahon, Menorca. | Josep Bagur Gomila

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporterPalma20/10/2020 14:31

The Balearic health ministry's report on Tuesday updated the number of fatalities by five to 339, there not having been an official update since Friday.

One hundred and thirty-two new positive cases have been recorded. These were from 2,007 tests, giving a positive test rate of 6.58%. Twenty-two patients have left hospital and a further 144 have recovered.

On hospital wards, there are 152 patients, two more than on Monday; 108 of these patients are in Mallorca. The number of patients in intensive care remains unaltered - 39, with 35 of these patients being in Mallorca.