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Since the beginning of the pandemic, Portugal has registered 1,888 deaths associated with COVID-19 and 66,396 cases of infection, according to the epidemiological bulletin published today by the General Directorate of Health (DGS).
In relation to yesterday, there were 10 more deaths, 770 infected and 266 recovered. In total, there are already 44,794 recovery cases in Portugal.
The last time Portugal registered more than 770 new cases was on April 10, when it counted 1,516 infections.
According to today’s data, the Lisbon region and the Tagus Valley with 373 new infections (48.44%) and the North with 255 (33.17%) represent 81.56% of all new infections.
The epidemiological situation report, with data updated until midnight yesterday, indicates that the North region is the one with the highest number of deaths related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with 864 (+5) deaths, followed by Lisbon. and Vale do Tejo (711 +2), Centro (256 +2) and Alentejo (23 +1). At least 19 (=) deaths were recorded in the Algarve. There are 15 deaths recorded in the Azores. There are no deaths recorded in Madeira.
Throughout the national territory there are 480 hospitalized patients, two less than yesterday, and 59 in intensive care units, two less than on Wednesday.
According to the DGS epidemiological situation bulletin, there are 19,714 active cases of contagion in Portugal, 494 more than yesterday, and 37,804 people under surveillance by the authorities, plus 517 people.
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The Lisbon region and the Tagus Valley is the area of the country with the highest number of infections, with 33,960 (+373), followed by the North (23,984 +255), the Central Region (5,480 +97), the Algarve (1,304 + 27) and Alentejo (1,231 +14). In the Azores there are 241 confirmed cases (+1) and in Madeira 196 (+3).
Age groups most affected
By age groups, the highest number of deaths is concentrated in people over 80 years of age, with 1,259 (+8) deaths registered since the start of the pandemic, followed by those aged 70 to 79 (378 +1), among 60 and 69 years (164 +1) and between 50 and 59 years (58 =).
The data also indicates that, of the total deaths, 952 are men and 936 women.
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Ages with more cases
Regarding the incidence of cases, the age group between 30 and 39 years is the most affected, with a total of 10,920 (+157), followed by the age group between 40 and 49 years, with 10,852 (+150), and the age group between 20 and 29 years old, with 10,617 cases (+113).
The data also indicates that, since the start of the pandemic, there have been 29,987 infected men and 36,409 women, and the sex of 156 cases is unknown.
COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, is an acute respiratory infection that can trigger pneumonia.
The disease is transmitted by a new coronavirus detected in late December in Wuhan, a city in central China.
After Europe succeeded China as the center of the pandemic in February, the Americas are now the one with the most confirmed cases and the most deaths.
AFP’s last swing
The new coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 941,000 people and infected more than 29.9 million worldwide since December, according to a report by the AFP agency based on official data.
According to the balance of the French news agency, today at 11:00 GMT (12:00 in Lisbon), at least 941,473 people have died and 29,914,290 have been infected in 196 countries and territories since the beginning of the epidemic of December 19, 2019, in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Health authorities have already considered cured at least 20,131,400 cases.
AFP cautions that the number of diagnosed cases reflects only a fraction of the total actual infections, as some countries are only testing severe cases, others use the test as a priority for screening, and many poor countries have only limited screening capacity. .
In the last 24 hours, 5,954 new deaths and 282,592 new cases were registered worldwide. The countries that recorded the highest number of new deaths are India (1,132), Brazil (987) and the United States (968).
The United States is the most affected country in terms of deaths and cases, with 196,831 deaths and 6,631,561 cases, according to a report from Johns Hopkins University. At least 2,525,573 people have been declared cured.
After the United States, the most affected countries are Brazil with 134,106 deaths and 4,419,083 cases, India with 83,198 deaths (5,118,253 cases), Mexico with 71,978 deaths (680,931 cases) and the United Kingdom with 41,684 deaths (378,219 cases).
Among the most affected countries, Peru has the highest number of deaths in relation to its population, with 94 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Belgium (86), Spain (65), Bolivia (64) and Brazil (63).
China (excluding the territories of Hong Kong and Macao) officially recorded a total of 85,223 cases (nine new between Wednesday and today), including 4,634 deaths (none new) and 80,448 recoveries.
Latin America and the Caribbean totaled 316,572 deaths to 8,480,585 cases, Europe 223,326 deaths (4,660,226 cases), United States and Canada 206,064 deaths (6,770,982 cases), Asia 120,247 deaths (6,857,575 cases), Middle East 41,115 deaths (1,738,023 cases), Africa 33,253 deaths (1,376,017 cases) and Oceania 896 deaths (30,889 cases).
The evaluation was based on data collected by AFP delegations from the competent national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Due to corrections made by the authorities or the late release of the data, the 24-hour increase figures may not exactly match those released the day before.
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