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The General Directorate of Health (DGS) announced in the daily bulletin this Wednesday that there are 16 more deaths and 2,535 new cases of Covid-19 in Portugal.
The death toll rose from 2,213 to 2,229, 16 more than Tuesday, and the number of infected increased from 103,736 to 106,271 in just 24 hours.
55,882 contacts remain under surveillance, 244 fewer than on Tuesday.
The data released this Wednesday reveals even more 1,340 recovered cases, totaling 63,238.
Active cases are now 40,804, more than 1,179 compared to the previous day.
1,272 people are hospitalized, 35 more than on Tuesday. 187 patients are hospitalized in intensive care units, 11 more than the day before.
DGS admits to having resorted to field hospitals
Portugal is preparing for a worsening covid-19 pandemic. The director general of Health admitted this Wednesday the need to activate rear-guard hospitals and field hospitals, to face the arrival of winter.
Graça Freitas warns of the importance of flu vaccination and also says that they will continue to “invest heavily in home surveillance” of patients.
The old military hospital in Belém will be “essential to combat covid-19”
The Defense Minister assured this Wednesday that the Army will continue to support the National Health Service in the fight against the new coronavirus. João Gomes Cravinho gave as an example the role of the former military hospital in Belém.
Europe sets new weekly record of 927,000 new cases
Europe last week registered a new record of infections by the new coronavirus -927,000-, according to data released this Wednesday by the European section of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Europe saw a 25% increase in confirmed cases during this period and was responsible for 38% of new cases worldwide.
A Russia, the Czech Republic and Italy recorded more than half of the new cases in Europe.
The most significant increase was registered in Slovenia, where new cases increased by 150% compared to the previous week, reaching 4,890 cases.
The WHO also noted that the number of deaths associated with covid-19 in Europe “continues to rise”, having risen by approximately 30% over the previous week.
