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Portugal crossed, for the first time, the barrier of two thousand cases of infection by the new coronavirus every day. In the last 24 hours, 2,072 additional cases and seven deaths were confirmed from the covid-19 pandemic. According to the epidemiological bulletin of the General Health Directorate (DGS) this Wednesday (October 14), in total, since the pandemic began, 91,193 infected, 54,493 recovered (more than 446), 2,117 deaths have been registered in the country.
At this time, there are 34583 active Portuguese patients to be monitored by health authorities, 1 619 more than yesterday. Of these, 97% are recovering “in a home environment,” reported Health Minister Marta Temido at a press conference.
The majority of those infected in the last 24 hours are in the North region (more than 1001 – 48.3% of the total) and in Lisbon and the Tagus Valley (802 – 38.7%). They are followed by the center (172 more), Alentejo (47), Algarve (42), Azores (five) and Madeira (three).
For seven consecutive days, the number of new cases has exceeded the barrier of one thousand, and even today the peak of infected from the pandemic was reached last Sunday (day 10), when 1649 cases were reported.
There are 396 active shoots
During the press conference, Marta Temido pointed out that the country now has 396 active covid-19 outbreaks.
Most (178) are in the Lisbon region and the Tagus Valley. In the north there are 136 active transmission chains, in the center there are 50, in the Algarve 18 and in the Alentejo 14.
As for the RT indicator (which measures the number of infections that each infected person carries out over time), calculated between October 5 and 9, by the National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) “it was estimated at 1 , 2, with an average of 1,542 new cases per day “. The RT is highest in the north (1.34) and lowest in the Algarve (0.91).
Still based on the estimates prepared by INSA, The head of the Ministry of Health said that “we are facing a situation of increasing contagion, which will tend to worsen in the coming days, according to mathematical models.”. However, Marta Temido stressed that the realization of these models is always related to the greater or lesser adherence of citizens to health measures, thus appealing to individual responsibility.
Seven deaths occurred in Greater Lisbon and the North
The seven new deaths are distributed by Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (four) and the North (three). “Six of these deaths were recorded in the hospital and one in a residential structure for the elderly,” added the Minister of Health.
The fatal victims are four men and three women. Among these, there were five people over 80, one between 70 and 79 and another between 60 and 69.
The country’s overall death rate is now 2.3%, reaching 12.5% in the case of people over 70 years of age, the main fatalities.
41 more people hospitalized
957 patients are hospitalized, that is, 41 more than the day before. This is the highest hospital occupancy rate since April 30, when 968 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19.
There are now 135 people in intensive care, three more than the day before.
Today’s DGS bulletin also indicates that health authorities are monitoring 50,544 contacts of infected people (253 more than yesterday).
Portugal enters a state of calamity and the Government wants to make the mask mandatory
The situation of the pandemic is registering a “serious evolution” in Portugal, the Prime Minister said this afternoon, after a meeting of the Council of Ministers, where a series of new measures to mitigate the disease were decided.
The whole country goes from a situation of contingency to a situation of calamity and the Government is going to present to Parliament a proposal that makes mandatory the use of mandatory masks in the streets. announced the prime minister. In case of disobedience, the executive suggests a fine of up to ten thousand euros.
Additionally, the Stay Away Covid app will be mandatory in some circumstances, i.e. between law enforcement, armed forces, in schools, and in the workplace.
There are also new restrictions regarding meetings: the number of participants in family events such as weddings or christenings, must have a maximum capacity of 50 participants and academic celebrations are prohibited (for example, reception fees for new university students). Street gatherings cannot have more than five people.
38.4 million cases worldwide
The new coronavirus has infected more than 38.4 million people worldwide as of this Wednesday and has caused 1,091,759 deaths, according to official data. Now there are 28.8 million recovered.
In total, the United States of America is the country with the highest concentration of cases (8,093,600) and deaths (220,900). As for the number of accumulated infected in the world, they are followed by India (7,241,517), Brazil (5,141,823) and Russia (1,340,409). Portugal appears in 48th place in this table.
In terms of deaths, after the United States, Brazil is the nation with the most reported deaths (151,063), followed by India (110,645) and Mexico (84,420).
