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[[File:Logo MonografíaSpain_Evolution-of-COVID--19-cases-during-the-rising-phase-of-the-pandemic_2020_statisticalgraph_17965_eng.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Statistical graph: Evolution of COVID-19 cases during the rising phase of the pandemic. 2020. Spain.]][[File:Logo MonografíaSpain_Evolution-of-hospital-admissions-due-to-COVID--19-during-the-rising-phase-of-the-pandemic_2020_statisticalgraph_17978_eng.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Statistical graph: Evolution of hospital admissions due to COVID-19 during the rising phase of the pandemic. 2020. Spain.]][[File:Logo MonografíaSpain_COVID--19-cases-during-the-rising-phase-of-the-pandemic_2020_map_17979_eng.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Map: COVID-19 cases during the rising phase of the pandemic. 2020. Spain. [//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Spain_COVID--19-cases-during-the-rising-phase-of-the-pandemic_2020_map_17979_eng.pdf PDF]. [//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Spain_COVID--19-cases-during-the-rising-phase-of-the-pandemic_2020_map_17979_eng.zip Data]. [REPLACE_WITH_GEOCLIP_URL_OR_DELETE_LINK Interactive].]][[File:Logo MonografíaSpain_Hospital-admissions-due-to-COVID--19-during-the-rising-phase-of-the-pandemic_2020_map_17981_eng.jpg|rightleft|thumb|300px|Map: Hospital admissions due to COVID-19 during the rising phase of the pandemic . 2020. Spain. [//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Spain_Hospital-admissions-due-to-COVID--19-during-the-rising-phase-of-the-pandemic_2020_map_17981_eng.pdf PDF]. [//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Spain_Hospital-admissions-due-to-COVID--19-during-the-rising-phase-of-the-pandemic_2020_map_17981_eng.zip Data]. [REPLACE_WITH_GEOCLIP_URL_OR_DELETE_LINK Interactive]. ]]
Before commenting on the rising phase of the pandemic, it is important to note the difference between relative data, whose spatial distribution varied as the weeks progressed, and absolute data, which showed a clear polarisation in Madrid and Barcelona, as these two provinces were the main hotspots in Spain; especially Madrid. This pattern of distribution may be explained to some extent by the greater concentration of the population in these two provinces, as may have also occurred in the Basque Country (Euskadi/País Vasco). However, it was not shown with the same intensity in other areas of the country that also have a high population density, such as the Region of Valencia (Comunitat Valenciana), the Region of Murcia (Región de Murcia) and some provinces in Andalusia (Andalucía).
All variables showed an upward trend during the rising phase of the first wave of the pandemic, from 9 to 20 March 2020, despite the state of alarm declared on 14 March 2020, which led to a severe lockdown and relevant restrictions on mobility throughout the country.
Regarding the evolution and distribution of ''[[:File:COVIDSpain_COVID--19 -cases -during -the -rising -phase -of -the pandemic-pandemic_2020_map_17979_eng.jpg|COVID-19 cases during the rising phase of the pandemic]]'' the daily case registry doubled in Spain from 9 to 13 March, i.e. from 3,500 to 8,000. Subsequently, the escalation continued and new peaks were reached on 16 March, with almost 10,000 cases, and 20 March, with almost 11,000 cases per day. New COVID-19 cases were registered in all provinces during this period, i.e. 29,000 in Madrid; 13,000 in Barcelona; and nearly 3,000 new cases in Valencia, Biscay (Bizkaia), Navarre (Navarra) and Ciudad Real. The cumulative incidence (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) was highest on the axes from Madrid to Salamanca, Araba/Álava, Ciudad Real and Albacete. This spatial pattern had already been observed from the moment cases began to appear in previous weeks. It is important to note the high cumulative incidence in the provinces of Soria and Segovia with over 700 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
The evolution of ''[[:File:Hospital Spain_Hospital-admissions -due -to -COVID--19 -during -the -rising -phase -of -the pandemic-pandemic_2020_map_17981_eng.jpg|Hospital admissions due to COVID-19 during the rising phase of the pandemic.]]''showed a continuous rise during this phase, i.e. from 400 admissions on 9 March to 1,900 admissions on 16 March to 3,657 admissions on 20 March. This increase was very rapid in the provinces of Madrid and Barcelona, where there were 2,900 and 400 people admitted to hospital on 14 March, and by 20 March these data had risen up to 10,000 and 3,000. Hospital admission rates (hospital admissions/100,000 inhabitants) showed a similar spatial pattern to that of COVID-19 cases, with high figures in Castile-La Mancha (Castilla-La Mancha), Castile and León (Castilla y León) and the Madrid-Araba/Álava axis. Provinces such as Albacete, Ciudad Real, Araba/Álava, La Rioja and Navarre (Navarra), where the first hospital admissions due to COVID-19 were recorded during the previous weeks, also showed high figures during this rising phase, with over 50 cumulative hospital admissions per 100,000 inhabitants. A large increase was also registered in the province of Soria, where a large amount of elderly population is to be found.
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