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To date, Portugal counts six more deaths related to covid-19 and 888 new cases of infection by the new coronavirus, according to the epidemiological bulletin of the General Directorate of Health (DGS).
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Portugal has registered 1,983 deaths and 77,284 cases of infection, with 25,942 active cases, 460 more than on Thursday.
The DGS indicates that of the six deaths registered, five occurred in the Lisbon and Vale do Tejo region, where the highest number of infections is also found, and one in the North region.
Regarding hospital admissions, the bulletin reveals that in the last 24 hours there is no record of new admissions, maintaining the figure for Thursday of 682 people.
The same happened with intensive care, where there are 107 people without a new admission registered in the last 24 hours.
The bulletin also indicates that health authorities have 45,613 contacts under surveillance, 429 more than on Thursday, and that 422 patients were reported to have recovered in the last 24 hours.
Since the beginning of the pandemic in Portugal, 49,359 people have recovered from the disease.
