Azores with 28 new positive cases



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On the island of São Miguel, 18 new cases were diagnosed in the context of previously identified transmission chains, in 10 women aged 10 to 44 years and eight men aged 2 to 38 years.

Four individuals were also diagnosed, two women aged 43 and 63 years and two men aged two and 39, close contacts of high risk of a previously diagnosed positive case, the product of a new chain of transmission in Ribeira Grande, which is already under investigation. epidemiological.

A 20-year-old non-resident male with a history of air connection abroad, who, after tests for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, carried out after the sixth day, tested positive for Covid-19. .

A 25-year-old woman was diagnosed, whose case is under epidemiological investigation.

It should be noted that a 27-year-old woman, with a positive result, reported yesterday, left São Miguel without the authorities. There are appropriate procedures to monitor it outside the Region.

Four new cases on Terceira Island and a new chain in Praia da Vitória

Regarding Terceira Island, two new cases were diagnosed in the context of previously identified transmission chains, in a 39-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man.

Likewise, a 71-year-old woman was diagnosed, whose case is under epidemiological investigation.

An 18-year-old woman also tested positive, close contact with a high risk of a previously diagnosed positive case, the result of a new chain of transmission in Praia da Vitória, which is already under epidemiological investigation.

It should be noted that two positive cases of two men, aged 24 and 35, non-residents, reported on November 27, with a history of air connection with the outside of the Region, whose screening tests for SARS-CoV-2 carried out the sixth This day it yielded positive results, presented documentation proving a previous infection and respective recovery, not being considered active cases in the Region.

It should be noted that a 38-year-old non-resident left the island of Terceira, with the knowledge and authorization of the authorities, after having tested negative for SARS-CoV-2.

Four recoveries in the last 24 hours

Four recoveries were recorded on Terceira Island, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 519.

38 active drive chains

The Region now has 38 active transmission chains, 26 on the island of São Miguel, nine on the island of Terceira, one shared between the island of São Miguel and the island of São Jorge, one on the island of Pico and one on the island of São Jorge.

Region with 1,026 cases of infection so far

This Monday’s statement explains that during the epidemiological investigation, it was found that two of the positive positive cases, initially assigned to the municipality of Ponta Delgada, reside in the municipality of Povoação. A case that was assigned to the municipality of Ribeira Grande resides in Ponta Delgada and that a case assigned to the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo resides in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, so the data of the municipalities already record these changes.

Thus, so far 1,026 cases of infection by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 have been detected, with 519 recovered cases and 407 active positive cases at present, of which one on the island of Santa María, 288 on the island from São Miguel, 110 on Terceira Island, one on São Jorge Island, two on Pico Island, three on Faial Island and two on Flores Island.

Approximately 1,385 people are under active surveillance.

14 people hospitalized

14 people are hospitalized, six in the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada; seven at the Hospital de Santo Espírito in Angra do Heroísmo and one person at the Hospital da Horta, Faial.



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