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It is the worst day in history: 7,627 more infected in Portugal in the last 24 hours
The latest bulletin published by the General Directorate of Health also records 76 deaths caused by the disease.
After a day in which the maximum cases of Covid-19 were reached in the 24 hours of the last 25 days, when new 6,049 infections were registered, the latest bulletin from the General Directorate of Health (DGS) shows that the trend continues on the rise. In the last 24 hours, 7,627 more infected by the new coronavirus were confirmed in our country, the highest record since the beginning of the pandemic (until now, it had been on November 4 that had registered the most cases, with 7,497 cases). In addition, 76 people died from the disease.
The report released this Thursday, December 31, reports that the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic is 413,678. In total, there were 6,906 deaths from complications caused by Covid-19, most of them in the northern region (3,194). There are currently 72,496 active cases of the disease in Portugal, 4,291 more compared to the previous day.
It is in the northern region where the highest number of accumulated cases occurs, with 209,964 (plus 2,588 infected), followed by Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, with 133,739 (plus 2,801). The center of the country registered 47,721 (more than 1,415 cases), while the Algarve has 7,698 (more than 219) and the Alentejo reaches 11,123 (more than 524). In the autonomous communities, the daily bulletin states that the Azores have a total of 1,832 (plus 36 infected) and in Madeira there are 1,601 (44 more cases).
DGS data also reveals that, to date, there are 2,840 people admitted to hospitals – 56 fewer than the day before – and 482 patients in intensive care units, which means five fewer patients. The number of people who recovered from the disease rose to 334,276, 3,260 more than the previous day.
The Covid-19 pandemic has already claimed at least 1.8 million deaths as a result of more than 82.7 million cases of infection worldwide.
