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In a clarification sent at the end of the day, the office of Secretary of State António Lacerda Sales clarifies that, in fact, there are only 68 active outbreaks in educational establishments.
This figure includes active outbreaks of infection in all educational establishments, public and private, from nurseries to higher education.
At the usual press conference to monitor the covid-19 pandemic in Portugal, António Lacerda Sales affirmed that 477 outbreaks of contagion in schools would be active, also detailing the outbreaks by region.
“By mistake, active outbreaks were reported in the country on 11/16/2020, identified by the General Health Directorate, in a total of 477, to the detriment of the number of active outbreaks in kindergartens / schools / universities (public and private education) , in the total of 68, and that now is being clarified “, clarifies now the office of the Secretary of State.
By region, there are 50 active centers in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, 11 in the center, three in the north, two in the Alentejo and two in the Algarve.
The covid-19 pandemic caused at least 1,360,914 deaths derived from more than 56.8 million cases of infection worldwide, according to a report prepared by the French agency AFP.
In Portugal, 3,762 people died from 249,498 confirmed cases of infection, according to the most recent bulletin from the Directorate General of Health.
