The pandemic situation continues to improve in Catalonia , pending new measures that may lead to the regional opening for the Easter holidays. In the last hours, 1,449 infections have been diagnosed, while the risk of regrowth (EPG), the potential growth index of the epidemic, which fell yesterday from 200 points, continues to decline with 195 points.

According to epidemiological data updated this Wednesday by the Department of Health , the number of hospitalized patients and ucis decrease . As for the former there are 1,552 (33 less than yesterday), of which 481 are in ucis (compared to 502 on Tuesday).

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Although all epidemic indicators continue to improve, they do so slowly, according to epidemiologists due to the spread of the British variant, more contagious, although the speed of spread (Rt) remains at 0.92 , that is, every 100 infected infects on average 92 people.

The risk of regrowth (EPG), an index that measures the potential growth of the epidemic, is 195 points, three less than the day before.

Positivity, that is, the percentage of PCR and antigen tests that are positive, remains stable at 4.63%, below the 5% that the WHO establishes to consider the pandemic controllable.

The death toll since the first death in Catalonia on March 6, 2020 amounts to 20,930 victims, 28 of them notified in the last hours.

By regions
By regions, those that continue to have a higher risk of regrowth are Vall d’Aran, with an EPG of 799 -30 points more than yesterday-, followed by Osona (450), Pallars Sobirà (448), La Garrotxa (417 ), the Moianès (378), the Alt Urgell (339), the Segrià (334), Anoia (318) and the Urgell (310).

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There are six regions that are below the 100 EPG threshold: Priorat (0), where the virus has disappeared and has no new infections, Montsià (31), Ribera d’Ebre (39), Tarragonès (59 ), Garrigues (76) and Baix Ebre (89), which present a moderate risk.

Barcelonès, the most densely populated region, has a re-outbreak risk of 200, four points less than yesterday, and the rate of spread of the virus has dropped to 0.91, one hundredth less than yesterday.

By municipalities
Regarding the municipalities, those with a higher risk of regrowth are: Canovelles (911), Vic (525), Olot (518), Mollerussa (508), Sant Adirà de Besòs (447), Sant Vicenç dels Horts (440 ) and Manlleu (437).

A dozen cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants are below the threshold of 100 EPG points, which indicates high risk, and only two of them, Salou (15) and Vila-seca (27), are below 30 -risk low-.

The city ​​of Barcelona today has a regrowth risk of 187, four points less than yesterday, and the speed of spread is 0.90, one hundredth less than the day before.