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Portugal registered in the last 24 hours more 3,262 cases of contagion and 78 more deaths associated with the covid-19 disease, according to the bulletin of the General Directorate of Health (DGS) this Monday.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 4,505 people have died in Portugal, of the 298,061 confirmed cases of infection.
There are less than 11 patients hospitalized in the Intensive Care Units, totaling 525. In relation to hospital admissions to the ward, there are more than 97 people hospitalized, now totaling 3,342.
DGS reveals that there are 224 fewer active infection cases compared to Sunday, for a total of 80,614. An additional 3,408 patients were recovered, 212,942 since the start of the pandemic.
Health authorities now have 81,477 people under surveillance, plus 1,189.
With respect to 3,262 new cases, the lowest number of new cases since November 3, 1,795 are registered in the North region, 839 in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, 407 in the Center region, 148 in Alentejo, 34 in the Algarve , 32 in the Azores and 7 in Madeira.
Of the 78 deaths from crying in the last 24 hours, 42 occurred in the North, 28 in Lisbon and the Tagus Valley, 6 in the Center and two in Alentejo.
DATA BY GENDER AND AGE RANGE
Confirmed cases are distributed in all age groups, with the highest number of infections between 20 and 59 years.
The new coronavirus has already infected at least 131,564 men and 161,338 women in Portugal, according to reported cases.
Today’s bulletin indicates that there are 5,159 confirmed cases of unknown genders that are under investigation, as this data is not automatically released.
Of the total number of fatalities, 2,344 were men and 2,161 women.
The highest number of deaths is still concentrated in people over 80 years of age.
Costa summons parties and social partners to meet at Infarmed on Thursday
This Monday, the Prime Minister’s office called the political parties to a new meeting on the epidemiological situation of Covid-19 in Portugal at Infarmed, in Lisbon, starting at 10:00 on Thursday.
The social partners, the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP), the National Association of Parishes (ANAFRE) and the Patriarchate of Lisbon were also summoned to the meeting, a source from António Costa’s office told Lusa.
On the 19th, the last meeting on the epidemiological situation was held, which brought together the President of the Republic, the President of the Assembly of the Republic, the Prime Minister, leaders of parties with parliamentary representation, social partners and state councilors, among others. From November.
Vaccine for COVID-19. Portugal will receive 22 million doses and the elderly are priority
Portugal will receive 22 million doses of vaccines, according to SIC commentator Luís Marques Mendes who, this Sunday, revealed the Covid-19 vaccination plan in Jornal da Noite.
The first doses should be administered from next January.
Vaccines from Pfizer, Astrazeneca, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi and Curevac will arrive in Portugal, for a total of 22 million doses.
The elderly will be a priority to receive the vaccine. There is no information yet on those over 75 years old, however, Luís Marques Mendes guarantees that the vaccine is also effective in this age group.
Modern calls for approval of emergency vaccines in the US and Europe
The modern pharmaceutical company will request an emergency authorization this Monday, in the United States of America and in Europe, for its vaccine against covid-19, after the latest results show an efficiency of 94.1%.
Moderna Inc. also announced that the vaccine’s effectiveness rate was consistent across ages and genders. In addition, the vaccine has been shown to be 100% effective in preventing severe cases of Covid-19, the disease that has killed nearly 1.5 million people worldwide.
“We think we have a vaccine that is highly effective. Now we have the information to prove it,” Moderna’s head of Medical Department Tal Zaks was quoted as saying by Reuters. “We hope to play an important role in reversing this pandemic.”
