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The Minister of Health, Marta Temido, revealed this Monday that the admissions for Covid-19 in hospitals, nursing and intensive care units (ICU), should exceed three thousand next week.
According to the projections of the National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) released today by the minister at a press conference, as of November 4, an estimated 2,634 patients were admitted to the ward and 444 to the ICU.
On Wednesday, the maximum number of patients hospitalized in intensive care registered in the first wave (271) should be exceeded.
Marta Temido justified this increase with the growth in the number of new cases registered in recent weeks, which especially affected people between 20 and 39 years old and over 85 years old.
I want, for example, to point out that in the week of October 12 to 18, the maximums were exceeded in almost all age groups in terms of new cases and the notification rate of the group over 85 years old exceeded the maximum observed in the week From April 20 to 26, one of the most complicated weeks ”, he explained.
The effects of this incidence in the elderly are already beginning to be felt in hospitals, with a continuous increase in the number of hospitalizations in recent days, and the expectation is that the trend will continue.
“Given the fragility of the individuals in this age group, it is considered that this situation may lead to an increase in hospitalizations and even deaths in the coming weeks,” acknowledged Marta Temido.
At the beginning of the press conference, the Minister of Health also updated the data on the risk of transmissibility of the new coronavirus (RT), which was 1.21 between October 17 and 21.
In the last 14 days, Portugal registered a cumulative rate of 23 deaths per million inhabitants and the incidence rate in the same period was 323 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants, now standing at 187.4 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Portugal with 27 deaths and 2,447 cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours
The General Directorate of Health (DGS) announced in the daily bulletin this Monday that there are 27 more deaths and 2,447 new cases of covid-19 in Portugal.
The death toll went from 2,316 to 2,343, 27 more than on Sunday. The number of infected people increased from 118,686 to 121,133, plus 2,447 cases in 24 hours.
Of the 27 deaths that occurred in the last 24 hours, 13 occurred in the Lisbon and Vale do Tejo region, 8 in the North, 5 in the Center and 1 in Alentejo. Regarding new infections, 1,633 were registered in the North region, 580 in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, 167 in the Center region, 27 in the Algarve, 24 in Alentejo, 11 in Madeira and 5 in the Azores.
Tourists stroll through Lisbon
Rafael Marchante
There are 98 more people hospitalized, a total of 1,672, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic. There are 240 in intensive care, 10 more compared to Sunday.
Health officials have 59,631 people under surveillance, 882 more than on Sunday.
The DGS also reveals that there are 48,834 active cases -a new maximum in Portugal since the pandemic began-, another 1,341 in relation to Sunday. In the last 24 hours, 1,079 patients were recovered, totaling 69,956 since the start of the pandemic.
Mandatory mask on the street. How is the measure received?
The mandatory use of a mask in the street was approved on Friday in Parliament and will last for 70 days.
The law provides some exceptions to the rule: it exempts, for example, children under 10 years of age or people with a clinical condition that does not allow the use of the mask.
The new law only comes into force after the promulgation of the President of the Republic, but in the streets of Lisbon and Porto many are already using this protection.
Who does not respect the new regulations, risks a fine with values between 100 and 500 euros.
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