Fifteen new cases of covid-19 in Madeira – DNOTICIAS.PT



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According to the update issued shortly after 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 28, “2,212 notifications of suspected cases of COVID-19 were counted in RAM, of which 1,460 were unconfirmed and of new positive cases to be reported, therefore RAM passes to account for 767 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the regional territory. “And he adds:” These are 4 imported cases (2 from Germany, 1 from Sweden and 1 from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region) and 11 cases of local transmission, all associated with contacts of previously identified positive cases ”.

Five more children and youth

“Five cases of local transmission refer to children and young people (from 11 to 19 years old) who attend educational establishments in the municipalities of Câmara de Lobos and Funchal, including a higher education institution. The contingency plan of the respective establishments are assets, ”adds DRS.

8 more recovered

The regional health authority says that “today there are 8 more recovered cases to report,” with the region “counting 569 recovered cases of COVID-19,” meaning it currently has 198 active cases. “To date, 2 deaths associated with COVID-19 have been registered in RAM,” a 97-year-old man and a 94-year-old woman.

The DRS says that “there are 196 active cases, of which 48 are imported cases identified in the context of surveillance activities implemented at the Madeira airport and 148 are cases of local transmission. Regarding the residence of active cases, 31 are non-residents and 165 reside in RAM “.

The same more serious cases

Now “regarding the isolation of active cases, 34 people are isolated in a dedicated hotel unit, 160 in their own accommodation and 2 people remain hospitalized: 1 in the Multipurpose Unit dedicated to COVID-19 and 1 patient in the Intensive Care Unit dedicated to COVID-19. “. In these two most worrying cases from the point of view of the health of those affected, they are the same as yesterday.

It should be noted that “regarding the active surveillance of the contacts of positive cases, 1,335 people (57 less than yesterday) are being monitored by the health authorities of the different municipalities of Madeira and Porto Santo. Regarding the surveillance of travelers , 6,892 people (329 more) are also being accompanied by the authorities, using the MadeiraSafe application “.

In total, there are 56 new situations (less 42) that are currently being studied by the health authorities, 3 from the Madeira airport control operation and 53 related to contacts with positive cases, situations reported to the SRS24 line or by SESARAM, EPERAM. Epidemiological investigations are ongoing ”, he stresses.

Finally, the contacts on the SRS24 Line (800 24 24 20) now total 18,117 calls, plus 97 calls in the last 24 hours ”, says the health authority.

The COVID-19 screening tests carried out in RAM add another 345 harvests in the context of the passenger screening operation in the ports and airports of Madeira and Porto Santo, for a total of 110,014 carried out until 6:30 p.m. today , with samples processed in the laboratory. of Clinical Pathology in SESARAM, EPERAM for CRP tests amount to 175,981. That is, another 1,140 samples processed.



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