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</ul></div>The evolution in the number amount of admissions to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) due to COVID-19 peaked on 24 March, when 547 new patients were admitted to ICUs. From this date onwards, figures gradually decreased. On 9 April 2020, nearly 100 admissions were approximately recorded every day. After 9 May, there were less than 10admissions. The spatial patterns registered in the amount of patients admitted to ICUs is opposite to the spatial distribution observed in the total amount of hospital admissions due to COVID-19. The Northwest, the South and Aragón registered from 10 to 15%, whilst the national average stood by 7.6%. The high percentage registered in the province of Las Palmas shall be pointed out, where 23.0-26.9% of the total amount of patients in hospital due to COVID-19 were admitted to ICUs.

</ul></div>Deaths from COVID-19 registered the highest figures towards the end of March 2020, being 909 the highest amount of deaths registered in one single day. There was a slight drop during the first week of April (between 700 and 800 deaths per day). From 22 April onwards, figures stood below 400. During the first half of May, slightly over 100 deaths were reported every day. From 13 May onwards, figures stood below 100. Towards the end of June 2020 figures were close to ten deaths per day. In absolute terms, the provinces of Madrid and Barcelona registered 7,600 and 5,300 deaths during the first half of 2020. In relative terms, however, the provinces of Castile-La Mancha (Castilla-La Mancha) and the south-east southeast of Castile and León (Castilla y León) registered the highest mortality rates due to COVID-19 (between 100 and 250 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants), whilst the national average stood by 58.9per 100,000 inhabitants.

The ageAge-sex pyramid of the deceased from COVID-19 during the downward phase of the pandemic shows the increased vulnerability to COVID-19 of older age groups in both sexes. Women showed higher fatality rates during this period than in the previous phase, especially in the older cohort (over 90 years of age). In the case of men, a higher incidence was observed in groups from 75 to 89 years of age. The amount of deaths in young adult population was very low. From a spatial point of view, a sharp contrast was shown between the North and the South in relation to the amount of deceased over 80 years of age. Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country (Euskadi/País Vasco), Castile and León (Castilla y León), Aragón and Catalonia (Catalunya/Cataluña) registered figures above the national average (62.6%). The province of Ourense showed the highest percentage: 80% of the deceased were over 80 years of age.