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Portugal registered 5,080 more cases in the last 24 hours contagion and 95 more deaths associated with the covid-19 disease, according to the bulletin of the General Directorate of Health this Friday.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5,373 people have died in Portugal, out of 340,287 confirmed cases of infection. Another 4,100 patients were considered cured in the last 24 hours, totaling 263,648.
There are less 2 patients admitted to the Intensive Care Units, totaling 507. In relation to hospital admissions to the ward, there are less than 74 hospitalized people, which now total 3,230.
The DGS also says that the health authorities have 74,894 contacts under surveillance, 739 less than in relation to Thursday, and that 885 more cases are active, totaling 71,266.
With regard to 5,080 new cases, 2,395 registered in the north, 1,618 in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, 787 in the Center region, 193 in Alentejo, 66 in the Algarve, 16 in the Azores and 5 in Madeira.
Of the 95 deaths that are lamented in the last 24 hours, the worst record since the beginning of the pandemic, 41 occurred in the North, 32 in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, 16 in the Center region, two in Alentejo, two in the Algarve, one in the Azores and one in Madeira.
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 152,955 men and 187,198 women in Portugal, according to DGS data, according to which there are 134 cases of unknown sex, which are under investigation, since these data are provided automatically.
Of the total deaths, 2,816 were men and 2,557 women.
The highest number of deaths is still concentrated in people over 80 years of age.
First day of vaccination in Portugal
António Costa announced this Friday morning, in Brussels, at the end of the European Council, that the first day of vaccination against covid-19 in Portugal may be on January 5.
The prime minister maintains that vaccination should start at the same time throughout the European Union.
The coordinator of the National Vaccination Plan assured that Portugal will be able to vaccinate 50,000 people a day in health centers.
Francisco Ramos said that this figure can be reached without compromising the remaining activity of the units.
The first vaccines should begin to be administered in early January, one or two days after the arrival of the drugs in Portugal.
The 3rd phase of vaccination will be carried out in order of registration.
The Technical Vaccination Commission for Covid-19 foresees that the number of doses available once the first two phases have been completed for the priority vaccination groups will be enough so that specific criteria are not implemented, nor are more priority groups created in addition to those already are planned.
One of the members of the Technical Commission told Expresso that the distribution will only have to be changed if there are delays in the delivery of vaccines.
Portugal will receive 22 million doses. Priority groups are expected to receive 3.7 million doses in June.
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