Register new cases and deaths from Covid-19: 40 deaths and 4656 infected in 24 hours – Society

The death toll and daily cases of Covid-19 reached a new record this Friday in Portugal. There are another 40 deaths related to Covid-19 and 4656 new confirmed cases of infection, according to the epidemiological bulletin of the General Directorate of Health (DGS).

According to the bulletin released this Friday, Portugal has registered 137,272 confirmed cases of infection by the new coronavirus and 2,468 deaths.

Of the 40 deaths, 19 occurred in the north, 13 in Lisbon and the Tagus valley, three in the center, three in the Alentejo and two in the Algarve. The northern region continues to record the highest number of new infections every day, today with more than 1,088.

Regarding hospitalizations, the number of people hospitalized continues to increase, with 1,927 people now, 93 more than on Thursday, and of these, 275 are in Intensive Care Units, six more than yesterday.

Health officials now have 65,305 people under surveillance, plus 879 in the last 24 hours. DGS also reveals that 57,355 cases are active, plus 2,869. In the last 24 hours, 1,747 cases were recovered, totaling 77,449 since the start of the pandemic.

Portugal reaches the highest number of people hospitalized in intensive care since the start of the pandemic
The Secretary of State for Health, Diogo Serra Lopes, said during the press conference that Portugal reached this Thursday the highest number of people hospitalized in intensive care since the beginning of the pandemic, said Diogo Serra Lopes, who said that the capacity of the SNS will continue to expand.

“It is clear that the information is necessary and we cannot lower our arms about the importance of reducing the cases,” said Diogo Serra Lopes when asked about the fact that on Friday the specialist António Pais Lacerda said that there are people infected by coronavirus who hide the disease for fear of losing your salary.