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Portugal registers more than 2,899 new cases of covid-19 and 31 more deaths. The North has another 1,516 infections and nearly half of the deaths. In total, since the start of the pandemic, 2,276 people have died and 112,440 have been infected.
There are 2,899 more infected by the new virus, according to this Friday’s epidemiological bulletin, which is the second worst day in terms of new infections, just behind yesterday, the day Portugal crossed the barrier of three thousand cases. daily, with 3,270 infected. In total, 112,440 cases have been registered since the start of the pandemic. Of these, 44,284 correspond to active patients (1,519 more in the last 24 hours).
The North region continues to be the one with the greatest increases (1516, out of a total of 46,391), representing around 52% of the most recent infections. They are followed by Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, with 918 more cases, in 51,313, and the Center, where there are 364 more infected, in 9388. Alentejo has 53 more (in 2272) and the Algarve more 38 (2373). The Madeira archipelago has eight more infected, with a total of 369, and in the Azores there are two more cases, in 334.
There haven’t been that many deaths since April
In the last 24 hours, 31 more people died in Portugal, bringing the total number of deaths from covid-19 to 2,276 (1,154 men and 1,122 women). This is the worst number since April 24, when there were 34 deaths. In addition to being the most affected in terms of cases, the North region is the one with the highest number of deaths (14), with another nine registered in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, five in the Center, two in Alentejo and one in the Algarve. The vast majority of the victims (24) were 80 years or older: 13 men and 11 women. In the age group 60 to 69 years, two men and a woman died, and in the age group 70 to 79 years, a man and three women.
The number of hospital admissions continues to rise: there are now 53 more people hospitalized (1,418 in total). In intensive care units, there are now at least two (198). On the other hand, 57,455 citizens are under surveillance, 1,646 more than yesterday.
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