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The Grouping of Health Centers (ACES) of the Middle Tagus registered 110 infections by the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours with the new cases to be counted in Tomar (+34), Ourém (+32), Torres Novas (+21), Abrantes (+3), Entroncamento (+3), Vila Nova da Barquinha (+3), Ferreira do Zêzere (+1) and Constância (+1). The 11 municipalities add more than 550 new cases only in the last 4 days, in a week with the highest number of cases to date, and reach 5,054 cases of contagion since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Speaking to mediotejo.net, the executive director of ACES Médio Tejo, Diana Leiria, spoke of the “renewed hope” with the arrival of a vaccine, but pointed out the importance of no one facilitating compliance with the regulations of the General Directorate of Health (DGS). The official also said that the Coordinator of the Public Health Unit of ACES Médio Tejo, Maria dos Anjos Esperança, infected with the new coronavirus, will overcome this difficult moment, having recognized that it is a very significant loss in a team that is already limited in terms of installments. number of public health professionals.
AUDIO: DIANA LEIRIA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACES MÉDIO TEJO:
The 11 regions of ACES Médio Tejo, in the last four days, totaled 577 new infections, the most serious day being December 31, with a historical record of 274 new infections. Today, this ACES exceeded the barrier of five thousand infections. With a total of 5,054 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, Ourém is the most affected municipality and has 1,241 infections (+32), followed by Torres Novas, with 845 (+34), Tomar, with 758 (+34), Abrantes , with 679 (+3), Entroncamento, with 517 (+3), Alcanena, with 412, Mação, with 222 (+12), Ferreira do Zêzere, with 112 (+1), Vila Nova da Barquinha, with 108 ( + 3), Sardoal, with 83, and Constância, with 77 accumulated cases (+1).
At ACES Médio Tejo, 903 people are currently under active surveillance. Ourém has 187 citizens in this condition, followed by Torres Novas (177), Tomar (152), Mação (112), Entroncamento (98), Abrantes (90), Alcanena (31), Vila Nova da Barquinha (21), Constância (16), Ferreira do Zêzere (14) and Sardoal (5).
ACES Médio Tejo registers a cumulative total of 5054 infected (+110), 3428 recovered (-), 903 people on active surveillance (-) and 130 deaths (-).
Sertã has 229 cases (+3) and Vila de Rei 18 since the start of the pandemic
In ACES do Pinhal Interior Sul (PIS), the municipality of Sertã today has a cumulative total of 229 infected people (+3), of which 142 have recovered from the disease, according to ACES PIS. Sertã has 87 active cases and 138 people under active surveillance.
Vila de Rei, for its part, has registered a total of 18 cases of contagion since the beginning of the pandemic, three of which are active and 14 have been recovered. There is information about a death related to a positive hospitalized person who passed away at CHMT. ACES PIS reported that the cause of death has not yet been determined, despite the fact that the patient is hospitalized with covid-19. Vila de Rei has two people on active surveillance.
Middle Tagus region with a total of 5,301 confirmed cases in the 13 municipalities
With around 250 thousand inhabitants, the 13 municipalities of the Middle Tagus add a total of 5,301 cases of contagion by the new coronavirus, of which 5054 in the ACES Médio Tejo and 247 in the ACES Pinhal Interior Sul (229 in Sertã and 18 in Vila de Rei). There are a total of 3,584 people recovered (3,428 in ACES Médio Tejo, a total of 142 in Sertã and 14 in Vila de Rei (ACES PIS), along with 131 deaths (130 in ACES Médio Tejo and 1 in ACES PIS).
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.
Ponte de Sor with 160 cases (+6) and Gavião with 120 accumulated cases (+1)
In Alto Alentejo, Ponte de Sor today has a cumulative total of 160 positive cases (+6) 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 155 cases, of which 128 are recovered and 26 are active. There is a death to regret. Ponte de Sor is included in the list of municipalities with ‘moderate risk’ of transmission of covid-19.
Gavião, in turn, accumulates a total of 120 cases of covid-19 (+1), of which 97 people are recovering from the disease. There are two deaths to regret. There are 21 active cases in the county. Gavião is included in the list of municipalities with ‘extremely high risk’ of transmission of covid-19, the maximum level and subject to the most restrictive measures.
Wetland with 5796 cases (+53) and 146 deaths since the start of the pandemic
Lezíria do Tejo today presents 53 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, 21 recovered patients and a cumulative total of 5796 patients, of which 2007 cases in the municipality of Santarém, according to the Regional Network. Chamusca has a total of 242 (+4) confirmed cases and 11 deaths, and Golegã has 100 infections (+1) and four deaths.
The Lezíria region has accumulated 146 deaths, 54 of which in Santarém, and 4,707 people recovered from the disease.
Santarém district with a total of 10,850 cases and 276 deaths
The Santarém district accumulates a total of 10,850 confirmed cases of illness (5,796 in Lezíria do Tejo and 5,054 in ACES Médio Tejo), and a total of 256 deaths (146 in Lezíria and 130 in ACES Médio Tejo). Lezíria has a total of 4,707 recovered and ACES Médio Tejo has 3,428, which gives a total of 8,135 people recovered from the disease.
Portugal adds 73 more deaths and 3,384 new infections
Today Portugal adds 73 more deaths from covid-19 and 3,384 new cases of infection by the new coronavirus, according to the General Directorate of Health (DGS).
The epidemiological bulletin of the DGS also indicates that 3,044 people are hospitalized, 186 more than on Saturday, of which 500 are in intensive care (+8).
Since the start of the pandemic, Portugal has registered 7,118 deaths and 427,254 cases of infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with 77,601 active today, 926 more than on Saturday.
The health authorities have 94,394 contacts under surveillance, 2,502 more than the previous day. The bulletin also reveals that another 2,385 people have been reported recovering. Since the start of the epidemic in Portugal in March, 342,535 people have recovered.
Regarding the deaths registered in the last 24 hours, 17 occurred in the North, 10 in the Center region, 36 in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, 9 in Alentejo and one in the Algarve.
Also according to the DGS bulletin, the Lisbon and Vale do Tejo region registered the highest number of new infections in the last 24 hours (1,232).
Confirmed cases are distributed in all age groups, with the highest number of infections between 20 and 59 years.
Of the total deaths, 3,709 were men and 3,409 women. The highest number of deaths is still concentrated in the elderly over 80 years of age, followed by people between 70 and 79 years of age.
Portugal began on December 27 the first phase of vaccination against covid-19, with the first batch of 9,750 doses of the vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech to be distributed by health professionals. The state of emergency, enacted on November 9, was renewed until January 7, with a mandatory curfew in counties with the highest risk of contagion.
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