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This Sunday, Portugal registered seven more deaths and 673 cases of contagion by the new coronavirus, which corresponds to an increase of 1.1%. This was the fourth worst weekend in terms of new cases since the start of the epidemic, with 1170 more infections in Portugal between Saturday and Sunday – 524 fewer cases than those registered between March 28 and 29 (1,694 new infections), the weekend in which the largest increase was recorded.
Since April 18 and 19 (days in which 1,184 more infections were registered), there were not as many new cases during the weekend. In total, there are now 1,867 deaths and 63,983 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic.
Of the 673 new cases, 319 (47%) were registered in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo and 236 (35%) in the northern region. The data appear in the epidemiological bulletin for this Sunday released by the General Directorate of Health.
175 people recovered from the disease compared to the previous day, with a total of 44,069 recovered. There are currently 18,047 active cases, 491 more than Saturday, after subtracting the number of recoveries and deaths from the total number of infections.
452 people are hospitalized (14 more than on Saturday), 57 of whom are in intensive care units (two less than the day before).
Six of the seven deaths reported in the last 24 hours have been identified in the capital region and one in the North. The fatalities include a man between 70 and 79 years old and six people (two women and four men) over the age of 80. – the age group most affected in terms of deaths.
The region of the country with the highest number of cases is the region of Lisbon and the Tagus Valley, with 32,732 accumulated infections. North follows, with 23,233 cases; the Center, with 5,228 cases (35 more than the previous day); the Algarve, with 1234 cases (plus 20); and Alentejo, with 1,134 cases (60 more in the last 24 hours). The Azores archipelago has a total of 238 cases of infection (two more than the day before) and Madeira has 184 cases (one more).
The North is the region with the highest number of deaths from covid-19, with a total of 854 since the start of the pandemic. The Lisbon region and the Tagus Valley registered 704 deaths until this Sunday, followed by the Center, with 254 deaths, Alentejo, with 22 deaths, and the Algarve, with 18 deaths from covid-19. The Azores archipelago continues with 15 fatalities from covid-19 and Madeira does not register, so far, no deaths.
