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The number of deaths from coronavirus increased again in Portugal this Monday, now settling in the 1144, 9 more than yesterday. The number of the recovered people remained at 2549.
The total number of confirmed cases with covid-19 is 27,679, 98 more than yesterday, which was the lowest growth rate since the start of the pandemic: 0.35%. Right now, there is 2,754 patients awaiting laboratory results, 102 less than this Sunday.
There is 805 people hospitalized (8 more than yesterday) in hospitals, that is, 2.9% of cases. 112 patients are in the intensive care (same as Sunday). 23,181 people are recovering at home.
A The northern region has the highest number of deaths (651), followed by the Lisbon region and the Tagus Valley (248), the Center (216), the Algarve (14), the Azores (14) and the Alentejo, which records a case, according to the situation report Epidemiological, with data updated until 24:00 on Sunday, keeping the Autonomous Region of Madeira without registration of deaths.
According to data from the General Directorate of Health, 587 deaths are women and 557 are men.
Of the recorded deaths, 769 were over 80 years old, 228 were between 70 and 79 years old, 99 were between 60 and 69 years old, 36 were between 50 and 59 years old, 11 were between 40 and 49 years old and one patient was between 20 and 29 years.
DGS data requires that the The municipality of Lisbon has the highest number of cases of infection. by the new coronavirus (1,737), followed by Vila Nova de Gaia (1,455), Porto (1,303), Matosinhos (1,207), Braga (1,152), Gondomar (1,048), Maia (909), Sintra (769) Valongo (737 ), Guimarães (661), Ovar (626), Coimbra (561) and Loures (507).
From January 1 there were 276,153 suspected cases, of which 2,642 are waiting for the test results.
There are 245,832 cases in which the test results were negative, says the DGS, adding that the number of recovered patients is 2,549 (identical to that registered on Sunday).
The Azores registered 135 cases of covid-19 and Madeira registered 90 confirmed cases, according to the bulletin published this Monday.
DGS also registers 28,307 contacts under surveillance of the health authorities.
Of the total infected, 16,298 are women and 11,381 men.
A The age group most affected by the disease is 50 to 59 years. (4,673), followed by the age group of 40 to 49 years (4,649) and people older than 80 (4,212 cases).
There are still 3,989 patients aged between 30 and 39 years, 3,334 between 20 and 29 years, 3,142 between 60 and 69 years and 2,358 between 70 and 79 years.
DGS also takes note 473 cases of children up to 9 years old. and 849 young people from 10 to 19 years old.
According to the daily report of the epidemiological situation in Portugal, 177 cases result from the importation of the virus from Spain, 137 from France and 88 from the United Kingdom. There are still hundreds of imported cases from dozens of other countries.
According to DGS, 42% of patients positive for the new coronavirus present as symptoms cough, 30% fever, 21% muscle pain, 20% headache, 15% general weakness and 12% shortness of breath. This information refers to 89% of confirmed cases.
Intensive care occupancy rate is stable, says Secretary of State for Health
“We have a stable occupancy rate. Occupancy is currently 53% in adult intensive care units,” said Lacerda Sales, at the daily press conference to update information on covid-19, at the Ministry of Health.
According to the epidemiological bulletin published by the General Directorate of Health (DGS), there are 112 people in intensive care, which represents in percentage terms 0.2% of the total of 805 people hospitalized due to covid-19 (2.9% of all infected cases) .
Lacerda Sales also said the overall death rate is 4.1%.
The Director General of Health, in turn, took advantage of the initial phase of the press conference to, once again, appeal to parents and caregivers to vaccinate children and thus avoid other infectious diseases.
Graça Freitas thanked the pharmacists who “have been actively encouraging vaccination and resumption in the way it was done before the emergency due to covid-19” and the nurses who continue to vaccinate children every day.
“Since the beginning of May, more coronavirus tests have been carried out than in the whole of March”
At the usual DGS press conference, the Secretary of State for Health, António Lacerda Sales, announced that, until now, during the month of May, more tests have been carried out on the coronavirus than throughout March. “From May 1 to 10, more tests were performed than the entire month of March, with a total average of 13,100 tests per day,” he stressed, stressing that these indicators are important because “the more tests, the more you know the reality of the country “.
For Lacerda Sales, a week after the partial blur of people began, “It is not yet time to take stock.”
“The country has been in the process of deflation for a week, but this is not the time to take stock, but to continue on this path. This is not a short and fast race, it is a long marathon, sometimes with obstacles, which We always try to win with decisions based on the best scientific evidence at all times, balancing decisions between best health practices and the viability of their application, “added the Secretary of State for Health.
This week Portugal receives more protection material.
The Secretary of State for Health reported that Portugal will receive more protection material, that is, 2 million masks and 1.7 million FFP2 and FFP3 respirators, which guarantees the “renewed stability of the ‘stock’ of protective equipment against covid-19 .
“Two million surgical masks and 1.7 million FFP2 and FFP3 respirators, among other important materials, are expected to arrive this week, ensuring that some stability in ‘stock’ renewal remains crucial,” said António Lacerda Sales. .
Portugal has predicted, said the official, that personal protective equipment from the external and internal market will continue to arrive regularly.
Adults must help protect the environment of children.
“It is not possible to impose small rules of behavior on children. However, we must do everything possible to minimize play,” said the general director of health, Graça Freitas, who advised the deployment of classes to avoid the smallest number of children. . in one space
In nurseries, Graça Freitas advises that each child have their own mattress at nap time, and that they leave their shoes at the door, a way to minimize the possible spread of the coronavirus.
DGS advises nurseries to organize according to space to create circuits. In these cases, adults should always wear the mask.
Recovered patients may have virus RNA particles in their bodies
The explanation for the fact that several patients test positive for coronavirus after recovering is explained by the small RNA particles that can survive in the body. According to Graça Freitas, “they are only RNA particles and, therefore, they do not have the capacity to replicate,” although several people may continue to test positive for Covid-19.
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