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This Monday, Portugal has 78 more deaths related to covid-19 and 4,369 new cases of infection by the new coronavirus, according to the daily report of the General Directorate of Health (DGS).
Since the start of the pandemic, Portugal has registered 7,196 deaths and 431,623 cases of infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with 80,008 active cases this Monday, 2,407 more than on Sunday.
Regarding hospital admissions, the DGS epidemiological bulletin reveals that 3,171 people are hospitalized, 127 more and 510 in intensive care, 10 more than yesterday.
Health authorities have 94,749 contacts under surveillance, 355 more than on Sunday.
The bulletin also reveals that another 1,884 cases were reported to have been recovered. Since the start of the epidemic in Portugal in March, 344,419 people have recovered.
DATA BY REGION
Regarding the 78 deaths registered in the last 24 hours, the bulletin reveals that 33 occurred in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, 18 in the North region, 15 in the Center region, 10 in the Alentejo, one in the Algarve and one in Madeira.
According to the DGS bulletin, the northern region recorded the highest number of new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the last 24 hours (3,279).
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the North region has registered 216,601 cases of infection and 3,279 deaths. In the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region, 2,512 new infections have been reported, with 139,957 cases and 2,512 deaths so far. In the Central region there were 644 more cases, with a total of 50,891 infections and 1,045 deaths.
In Alentejo, 383 more cases have been reported, totaling 12,066 infections and 249 deaths since the epidemic began in Portugal. The Algarve region has reported 188 new cases today, with a total of 8,336 infections and 74 deaths.
Madeira registered 58 new cases. Since March, this autonomous community has registered 1,754 infections and 15 deaths. In the Autonomous Region of the Azores, 89 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours, totaling 2,018 infections and 22 deaths.
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 194,074 men and 237,397 women in Portugal, refer to DGS data, according to which there are 152 cases of unknown sex, which are under investigation, since these data are not provided automatically.
Of the total deaths, 3,748 were men and 3,448 women.
The highest number of deaths is still concentrated in the elderly over 80 years of age, followed by people between 70 and 79 years of age.
Cases of a new strain of covid-19 detected in Portugal, but there is no reason to be alarmed
The Ricardo Jorge Institute detected 16 cases of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in continental Portugal. The new strain, which is neither more serious nor more lethal, was found in December in Madeira.
The variant detected in the United Kingdom is not more serious than the previous one, but it is more contagious and can be fought with the vaccine.
After starting the process on December 27 with the administration of the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to health professionals, the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, had assured that the first phase of the vaccination campaign would be extended. to homes located in the 25 counties at extreme risk of covid-19 incidence, according to the most recent data from the General Directorate of Health (DGS).
At stake, therefore, are municipalities with a incidence rate greater than 980 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days, in a list that should be updated again this Monday by the DGS.
According to Marta Temido, 11 municipalities are part of the Northern Regional Health Administration (ARS) in the North, eight in the ARS do Alentejo, five in the ARS do Centro and one in the ARS in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, also explaining what “There are about 150 residential structures for the elderly and the long-term care network” that will be covered in this new stage.
Next week the extension of vaccination in nursing homes in other municipalities is already planned.
Portugal has so far received 79,950 doses the first vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) against the new coronavirus.
Over the next four weeks, other shipments of similar size are expected from Pfizer, and the schedule for the first phase of vaccination is expected to continue through April.
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