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{{ANENavegacionSubcapitulo (monografía COVID-19)|estructura temática=Estructura temática|seccion=[[The COVID-19 pandemic in Spain|The COVID-19 pandemic in Spain]]|capitulo=[[Different spatial behaviours|Different spatial behaviours]]|subcapitulo=Barcelona and its metropolitan area}}
{{ANENavegacionHermanos |anterior=[[Saragossa (Zaragoza)]] |siguiente=[[City and Region of Madrid]]}}
[[File:Barcelona Incidence-of-COVID--19-in-relation-to-social-vulnerability-and-income 2020 statisticalgraph 17945 eng.jpg|right|thumb|300px200px|Statistical graph: Incidence of COVID-19 in relation to social vulnerability and income. City of Barcelona. 2020. Barcelona.]]
COVID-19 was responsible for 74,853 infections and 12,596 deaths in Catalonia (Catalunya/Cataluña) from 26 February to 30 June 2020. 20,958 infections and 4,260 deaths out of the total occurred in the city of Barcelona. In other words, whilst the capital city is home to just 21% of the population in Catalonia (Catalunya/Cataluña), it accounted for 28% of infections and 34% of deaths. Demographers have pointed out that the impact of the pandemic was so severe as to increase mortality rates and reduce life expectancy. In addition, there were further impacts on health, including a decline in fertility rates and a sharp reduction in foreign migrations, amongst others (Esteve ''et al.'' 2021).
