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The Association of Health Centers (ACES) of Médio Tejo registered 97 new cases of contagion by the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours and reached 3,279 infections since the beginning of the pandemic. New cases were reported in Ourém (+33), Entroncamento (+20), Vila Nova da Barquinha (+16), Tomar (+8), Torres Novas (+8), Abrantes (+6), Ferreira do Zêzere (+ 3), Constância (+2) and Sardoal (+1), with another 81 people recovered from the disease. Find out what the prospects are for the new risk map to be released this Saturday for the Middle Tagus region.
In the 11 counties of the region, with a total of 3,279 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, Ourém registers 838 confirmed infections (+33), followed by Tomar 511 (+8), Abrantes with 490 (+6), Torres Novas with 431 (+8), Entroncamento, with 375 (+20), Alcanena, with 333, Mação, with 85, Vila Nova da Barquinha, with 61 (+16), Sardoal, with 59 (+1), Constância, with 52 (+2), and Ferreira do Zêzere, with 44 accumulated cases (+3).
Currently, ACES Médio Tejo has 589 people under active surveillance (-17)). Tomar has 142 citizens in this condition, followed by Ourém (126), Torres Novas (92), Abrantes (65), Entroncamento (57), Alcanena (43), Vila Nova da Barquinha (33), Mação (11), Sardoal (8), Ferreira do Zêzere (5) and Constância (6).
ACES Médio Tejo records a cumulative total of 3,279 infected (+97), 1,763 recovered (+81), 589 people on active surveillance (-17) and 54 deaths (-).
Sertã has a total of 109 cases (+9) and Vila de Rei with 9 since the start of the pandemic
In ACES do Pinhal Interior Sul (PIS), the municipality of Sertã today has a cumulative total of 109 infected people (+9), of which 80 recovered from the disease (+6), according to ACES PIS. Sertã has 29 active cases and 73 people under surveillance.
Vila de Rei, for its part, has had a total of 9 cases of contagion since the beginning of the pandemic, two of which are still active and seven people have recovered, according to ACES PIS. Today there are 5 people under active surveillance in this municipality.
Middle Tagus region with a total of 3397 confirmed cases in the 13 municipalities
With about 250 thousand inhabitants, the 13 municipalities of the Middle Tagus add up to a total of 3,397 cases (+106) confirmed of contagion by the new coronavirus, of which 3,279 in ACES Médio Tejo (+97) and 118 (+9) in ACES Pinhal Interior Sul (109 in Sertã and 9 in Vila de Rei). There are a total of 1,850 people recovered (1,763 in ACES Médio Tejo, 80 in Sertã and 7 in Vila de Rei (ACES PIS) and 54 deceased.
OR ACES Medium Yew covers the territorial area of 11 municipalities with approximately 235 thousand users, and covers the health units of Abrantes, Alcanena, Constância, Entroncamento, Ferreira do Zêzere, Mação, Ourém, Sardoal, Tomar, Torres Novas and Vila nova da Barquinha, in a territorial area of 2,706.10 square km.
The municipalities of Sertã and Vila de Rei are part of the Inter-municipal Community (CIM) of the Middle Tagus in the political-administrative division, but in terms of Health they are linked to the ACES do Pinhal Interior Sul (PIS) which also covers the municipalities of Proença-a-Nova and Oleiros, with a total of about 30 thousand users.
Prospects for the new risk map in the Tajo Medio region
Taking into account that this Saturday the new lists of the degree of risk of the municipalities will be announced at the national level, and according to the number of new cases disclosed in the last 14 days (from November 21 to December 4), in the Tajo Medio region, none of the 13 municipalities should be classified as ‘extreme risk’, with two that can be considered ‘very high risk’: Alcanena and Sardoal.
Eight municipalities should be included in the list of ‘high risk’ counties (Tomar, Torres Novas, Ourém, Entroncamento, Abrantes, Mação and Vila Nova da Barquinha), while Constância, Ferreira do Zêzere, Sertã and Vila de Rei should be classified as moderate risk, the lowest scale. However, the last word and the respective restrictive measures will be announced by the authorities on Saturday.
Ponte de Sor has 105 cases (+3) and Gavião 59 (+2) since the start of the pandemic
In Alto Alentejo, Ponte de Sor accumulates today a cumulative total of 105 positive cases (+3) since the start of the pandemic. At least five of the cases refer to people who do not reside in the municipality and who have not updated their tax residence, so the municipality only reports the occurrence of 100 cases, of which 89 are recovered (+4) and 10 are active (- 1). There is a death to regret. Ponte de Sor is included in the list of municipalities with a high risk of transmission of covid-19, subject to more restrictive measures, such as curfews.
Gavião, in turn, today has an accumulated 59 cases of covid (+2), of which 17 people recovered from the disease. There is a death to regret. An outbreak at the Santa Casa home is worrying health officials, with at least 20 users and 16 confirmed positive employees. There are 41 active cases in the county. Gavião is included in the list of municipalities with a high risk of transmission of covid-19, subject to more restrictive measures, such as curfews, with the latest data worsening the situation in Gavião, being today a municipality considered to be of very high risk.
Lezíria region with 3,973 cases and 100 deaths since the start of the pandemic
Lezíria do Tejo has today 58 new cases, 89 recovered patients and a cumulative total of 3,973 patients, of which 1,399 cases in the municipality of Santarém, according to the Regional Network. Chamusca has a total of 183 confirmed cases (+22), including five deaths, and Golegã records 69 infections and two deaths.
The Lezíria region has accumulated 100 deaths, 35 of which in Santarém, and 3,317 people recovered from the disease (+89).
Santarém district with a total of 7252 cases and 154 deaths
The Santarém district accumulates a total of 7,252 confirmed cases of disease (3,973 in Lezíria do Tejo and 3,279 in ACES Médio Tejo), and a total of 154 deaths (100 in Lezíria and 54 in ACES Médio Tejo). Lezíria has a total of 3,317 recovered and ACES Médio Tejo has 1,763, which gives a total of 5080 people recovered from the disease.
Portugal with 79 more deaths and 4,935 new cases
Portugal today counts 79 more deaths related to covid-19 and 4,935 new cases of infection by the new coronavirus, according to the General Directorate of Health (DGS). Since the start of the pandemic, Portugal has registered 4,803 deaths and 312,553 cases of infection by the new coronavirus, with 73,712 cases already active, 164 less than on Thursday.
Regarding hospital admissions, the epidemiological bulletin of the DGS reveals that 3,295 patients are hospitalized, 35 less than the previous day, of which 526 are in intensive care, one more compared to Thursday.
Data on the epidemiological situation in Portugal indicate that the number of new cases registered today (4,935) is the highest since November 27, the day on which 5,444 new infections were reported by SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease. covid-19. –
The health authorities have 77,643 contacts under surveillance, 345 less than on Thursday, the data refer, pointing to another 5,020 recovered patients, a figure that today exceeds the new cases of contagion. Since the start of the epidemic in Portugal in March, 234,038 people have recovered.
Of the 79 deaths registered in the last 24 hours, 45 occurred in the North region, 15 in the Lisbon and Vale do Tejo region, 14 in the Center region and one in the Autonomous Region of the Azores.
According to the DGS bulletin, the North region is the one with the highest number of new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the last 24 hours (2,577), totaling 164,463 cases and 2,300 deaths since March.
Confirmed cases are distributed in all age groups, with the highest number of infections between 20 and 59 years.
The new coronavirus has already infected at least 137,817 men and 169,459 women in Portugal, according to DGS data, according to which there are 5,277 cases of unknown sex, which are under investigation, since these data are provided automatically.
Of the total fatalities, 2,502 were men and 2,301 women. The highest number of deaths is still concentrated in people over 80 years of age.
Portugal is in a state of emergency from November 9 to December 8, a period during which there is a mandatory curfew in counties with the highest risk of contagion.
During the week, the curfew must be respected between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., while on weekends and holidays, circulation is limited between 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, and between 13:00 on Sundays and 05:00 on Mondays.
The covid-19 pandemic caused at least 1,507,480 deaths resulting from more than 65.2 million cases of infection worldwide, according to a report by the French agency AFP.
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