Azores with 40 new cases and 57 recoveries



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According to the Regional Health Authority, of the 37 new cases in São Miguel, 35 are in the context of community transmission; the other two are for residents with a travel history who tested positive on day 6.

In Terceira Island, one of the cases refers to community transmission, the other refers to a non-resident, who arrived in the region with a negative test, however, at the initiative of the employer, he tested it in a private laboratory, before day 6. day, having obtained a positive result.

The positive case on the island of Faial refers to the previously identified chain of transmission.

57 Recoveries

There are 57 recoveries, all in São Miguel (three in Lagoa, 16 in Ponta Delgada, 33 in Ribeira Grande and five in Vila Franca do Campo).

19 Hospitalizations

There are 19 hospitalizations, 18 in the Ponta Delgada Hospital (seven in the Intensive Care Unit) and one in the Angra do Heroísmo Hospital (one in the Intensive Care Unit).

Three active drive chains

There are three active transmission chains, one in Pico, one in Faial and one shared between Faial / Corvo. (A positive case in Faial, reported yesterday, is related to the positive case in Corvo, resulting in a new shared local transmission chain, according to the Regional Health Authority).

It should be noted that according to the community transmission situation registered in the islands of Terceira and São Miguel, the Regional Health Authority did not mention the local transmission chains referred to these islands.

195 transmission chains were extinguished.

483 positive positive cases

There are 483 positive positive cases in the Region, 418 in São Miguel, 46 in Terceira, 15 in Faial, two in Pico, one in Flores and one in Corvo.

ARS says that one of the cases reported yesterday, in São Jorge, with a history of air connection with the outside of the Region, whose test for SARS-CoV-2, carried out after the sixth day yielded a positive result, presented a positive result . result Documentation that proves a previous infection and its recovery, not being considered an active case in the Region.

To date, 3,526 cases of infection with the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the Covid-19 disease, have been detected, with 25 deaths and 2,917 recoveries.



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