Covid-19: There are more than 13,158 cases and 28 deaths
Incidence continues to decline, while transmissibility index has zoomed in
In the last 24 hours, there were 13,158 more cases and 28 deaths from covid-19 in Portugal, according to the bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS).
Of the total number of deaths recorded this Wednesday, 11, were recorded in the Center region, nine in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (LVT), six in the North, one in the Alentejo and one in the Algarve.
The LVT region recorded the highest number of new positive cases (4,745), followed by the North (2,747), Center (2,647), Algarve (917) and Alentejo (859).
Since March 2020, at least 3,219,439 people have been infected in Portugal with SARS-CoV-2 and 20,922 deaths associated with covid-19 have been declared.
The number of hospitalizations decreased again for the 1st day in a row, remaining at the last 1.66 people, 117 less than on Tuesday, and 101 in Intensive Care Units 10 in the last 24.
The number of hours of the start of the pandemic.
In the last 14 working hours of being on surveillance 5,570 people, but health authorities still keep 459 in these conditions.334.
Incidence of infections continues to decline, Rt rises minimized
The transmissibility index (Rt) of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has increased to 0.72 and the incidence of infections has dropped again, with cases now at 2533.7 per 100,000 inhabitants.
The insufficiency rate at the national level rose from 2,934 cases of infection per 100 million inhabitants in 14 days on Friday to 2,533.7 recorded.
Considering only mainland Portugal, this indicator also dropped by 2,890.9 to the current 2,470.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
The Rt – which estimates the number of secondary cases of infection also resulting from a second person carrying the virus – and which was at 0.71 on Monday, returned this Monday to register one, both at the level and at the level. continental (0.72 and 0.70, respectively).