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The General Directorate of Health (DGS) announced on Monday the existence of a total of 2,018 deaths and 79,885 cases of covid-19 in Portugal since the start of the pandemic.
The death toll increased from 2,005 to 2,018. The number of infected went from 79,151 to 79,885, 734 more than yesterday.
In relation to hospitalized patients, there are 19 more compared to Sunday, now there are 701. Of these, 106 are in intensive care, one more than yesterday.
The bulletin also indicates that health authorities have 46,272 contacts under surveillance, 76 fewer than on Sunday, and that 247 patients were reported to have recovered.
Since the beginning of the pandemic in Portugal in March, 50,454 people have recovered from the disease.
In the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region, another 356 new cases of infection were reported, representing 40,600 cases and 796 deaths in the region.
The North region today registers 298 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, totaling 28,882 and 896 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
In the Central region there were 45 more cases, which represented 6,468 cases and 267 deaths.
In Alentejo, six more cases of infection were registered, with a total of 1,572 and 25 deaths.
The Algarve region today reported 25 more cases, adding 1,832 infections and keeping the 19 dead.
In the Autonomous Region of the Azores another case was registered in the last 24 hours, totaling 285 infections and 15 deaths since the beginning of the epidemic.
In Madeira, three more cases were recorded, representing 246 infections, with no deaths to date.
Confirmed cases are distributed in all age groups, with the highest number of infections between 20 and 59 years. The 40-49 age group has the highest value.
The new coronavirus has already infected at least 36,223 men and 43,662 women in Portugal, according to reported cases.
Of the total deaths, 1,010 were men and 1,008 women.
The highest number of deaths is still concentrated in people over 80 years of age.
Today’s bulletin announces the number of cases by municipality, Lisbon being the one that continues to have the highest number of infections (6,965), followed by Sintra (5,804), Loures (3,357) and Amadora (3,149).
The municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia registers 2,421 infections by SARS-CoV-2, Odivelas 2,366, Cascais (2,177), Porto (1,957), Oeiras 1,828, Vila Franca de Xira 1,713, Matosinhos 1,570, Almada 1,393 and Seixal 1,316, it needs the report on the epidemiological situation of covid-19 in Portugal.
The situation in the homes continues to worry the authorities.
In Bragança, 115 people are infected in Mercy’s houses. In Montalegre, the number of infections in the community increased after an outbreak in a home in the Salto parish and in Évora there was another death from covid-19.
At Seixas’ house, in Caminha, the balance already has one death from covid-19 and 30 infected. The social assistance house has already made a request to Social Security to place an intervention team in the home, to deal with the exhaustion of the employees.
The independent doctors union says what is happening in the homes is a crime. Jorge Roque da Ciunha maintains that each institution must have at least one doctor and one nurse in the service.
The Covid-19 pandemic interrupted or suspended essential mental health services in 93% of the world’s countries, at a time when the demand for this medical care is increasing, reveals a WHO survey published today.
The survey conducted in 130 countries provides the first global data showing the devastating impact of Covid-19 on access to mental health services and highlights the urgent need for increased funding.
The survey, which was carried out between June and August of this year, in 130 countries of the six regions of the World Health Organization, assesses how the provision of mental, neurological and substance use services has changed due to the covid -19, the types of services that were interrupted and how countries are adapting to overcome these challenges.
More than 60% of countries reported interruptions in mental health services for vulnerable people, including children and adolescents (72%), the elderly (70%), and women in need of prenatal or postnatal services (61%).
According to the study, 67% saw interruptions in counseling and psychotherapy, 65% in harm reduction services.
Almost a third (35%) reported interruptions in emergency interventions, including people experiencing prolonged seizures, severe substance withdrawal syndromes, and delirium.
