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All the districts covered by ARS-North decreased new cases of covid-19 infection between the weeks of November 19 to 25 and from November 26 to December 2, according to a report consulted by Lusa.
According to the report of the Northern Regional Health Administration (ARS-N), which reports weekly the epidemiological evolution in the counties of the region – and those to which the Lusa agency had access today – the district of Bragança was the one that registered the largest decrease in cases in the period (-45%), followed by Viana do Castelo (-42%), Braga (-38%), Aveiro (-31%), Oporto (-30%), Viseu (-23 %) and Vila Real (- 9%).
The district of Braga went from 536 new cases, between November 19 and 25, to 297 cases, between November 26 and December 2, while in Viana de Castelo the registry of new cases decreased from 828 to 484 , in Braga it went from 7,623 to 4,725, in Aveiro from 2,144 to 1,473, in Porto from 10,739 to 7,553, in Viseu from 312 to 241 and in Vila Real from 1,133 to 1,026.
In an analysis by municipalities, there was only an increase in the number of cases in S. João da Madeira (Aveiro district, with + 12%), Esposende (Braga district, with + 31%), Peso da Régua and Santa Marta Penaguião (Vila Real district, with + 12% and + 78%, respectively), and Lamego and Resende (Viseu district, with + 20% and + 22%, respectively).
According to the report, Chaves was the northern municipality that, in the last week under analysis, presented the highest incidence of new cases per 100,000 inhabitants (1,118.4 cases), followed by Mondim de Basto (979 cases), Trofa ( 877.2 cases). cases) and Esposende (772.4 cases).
Considering the incidence of new cases in the last two weeks (14 days) per 100 thousand inhabitants, an indicator for which the value of 240 serves as a reference for the application of restrictive measures to municipalities, also stands out, with the values highest, the municipalities of Chaves, Mondim de Basto and Trofa (with, respectively, 2,216.4 cases, 2,029.9 cases and 1,900.2 cases).
In this indicator, the average for the North region now stands at 1,096.3 cases.
In Portugal, 4,803 people died from 312,553 confirmed cases of covid-19 infection, according to the most recent bulletin from the General Directorate of Health.
The country is in a state of emergency from November 9 to December 8, a period during which there is a mandatory curfew in counties with the highest risk of contagion.
During the week, the curfew must be respected between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., while on weekends and holidays, circulation is limited between 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, and between 13:00 on Sundays and 05:00 on Mondays.
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