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This Friday, Portugal registered 52 more deaths and 5,550 cases of contagion by the new coronavirus, the largest increase in 24 hours, according to data published in the daily epidemiological bulletin of the General Directorate of Health (DGS). The total number of infected since the beginning of the pandemic is now 166,900.
The DGS report also reports 52 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths from covid-19 in the country to 2792. It is the second highest figure since the start of the pandemic (59 people died on Wednesday). market). On the other hand, 2301 patients were cured, which raised the number of recoveries to 93,754. Excluding recoveries and deaths, there are 70,354 active cases in Portugal, 3,197 more than those registered on Thursday.
The north is also the region of greatest concern, accounting for more than half of new infections (3,006). Lisbon and the Tagus Valley follow, with 1495 new cases. There are still 676 cases registered in the Center, 194 in the Alentejo, 156 in the Algarve, 19 in the Azores and four in Madeira.
It was also in the north where the most deaths occurred in the last 24 hours, with 25 registered. In Lisbon and Vale do Tejo 13 people died, in Centro eight and Alentejo six. Algarve, Madeira and Açores did not register deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from the bulletin.
Hospitalizations continue to increase. This Friday, 2425 people are hospitalized (63 more than the previous day), the highest number in history. 340 people are in intensive care, 20 more than on Wednesday.
