Portugal with 5 more deaths and 491 new cases of covid-19
Portugal counts 5 more deaths this Monday and 491 new cases of covid-19, according to the daily report from the Directorate-General for Health (DGS).
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Portugal has registered 18,162 and 1,091,142 cases of infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, taking 31,940 active cases today, 50 more than yesterday.
The five deaths were registered in the regions of Lisbon (1), Centro (3) and Alentejo (1), they need data from the health authority, indicating that the victims are two men and three women, aged 80 or over.
The DGS bulletin reveals that they are admitted 360 patients, 25 more than on Sunday. No. intensive care there are 60 sick, plus 1.
The data also indicate that 436 more patients were given as recovered, bringing the total number of people recovered to 1,041,040 since the beginning of the pandemic in Portugal, in March 2020.
Health authorities have under surveillance 22,524 contacts, plus 152 compared to yesterday.
Data by gender and age
The greatest number of deaths continues to be concentrated among the elderly over 80 years old (11,850), followed by the age group between 70 and 79 years old (3,886).
Of the total number of deaths registered to date, 9,525 in Portugal were men and 8,637 women.
The new coronavirus has already infected in Portugal at least 585,464 women and 504,931 men. There are still 747 cases of unknown sex, which are known under investigation, as this information is not automatically entered, explains the DGS.
Among the new infections, there is an age group from 20 to 29 (over 77 cases), followed by 40 to 49 years (over 74), from 30 to 39 years (over 67), from zero to nine (over 65), from 50 to 59 years old (over 54), from 10 to 19 (over 46), from 60 to 69 years old and from 70 to 79 years old (both over 41) and from eighty or more years old (over 29).
Data by region
In the Lisbon and Vale do Tejo region, 189 new infections were reported, with 421,430 cases and 7,729 dead so far in this geographic area.
The Northern region registered 125 new infections by SARS-CoV-2, totaling 416,344 cases of infection and 5,598 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic crisis.
According to the data, another 73 cases were registered in the Center region, totaling 147,005 infections and 3,184 deaths.
In Alentejo, 19 new cases of infection were reported, totaling 147,005 infections and 1,053 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
Today’s DGS bulletin still counts 46 new cases in the Algarve region, accumulating 44,058 infections by SARS-CoV-2 and 479 deaths.
The Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded 29 new cases, totaling 12,735 infections and 74 deaths due to the covid-19 disease since March 2020.
In the last 24 hours, and according to DGS, the Azores registered 10 new cases, which raises to 9,375 infections since the beginning of the pandemic and 45 deaths due to the disease.
The regional authorities of the Azores and Madeira publish their data daily, which may not coincide with the information published in the DGS bulletin.
INCIDENCE RATE AND TRANSMISSION RATE
Nationally, the incidence rate rose from 97.4 cases for 101.5 cases of infection per 100,000 inhabitants. In mainland Portugal, this indicator also increased from 97.6 to 101.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
The Rt – which estimates the number of secondary cases of infection for each person carrying the virus – is at 1.05 nationally and in mainland Portugal.
The Rt data and the incidence of new cases per 100,000 inhabitants within 14 days – indicators that make up the risk matrix for monitoring the pandemic – are produced by health authorities on Monday, Wednesday and Friday .
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