COVID-19. Portugal with 70,111 infections and 148 deaths between March 22 and 28
According to the DGS weekly epidemiological bulletin, the number of confirmed cases of infection dropped by 5,169 compared to the previous week, however, there was an increase of eight deaths in the comparison between the two periods.
As for hospital occupancy in mainland Portugal by covid-19, the DGS released data on hospitalizations for the Monday before the report was published on Fridays.
Based on this last condition, the bulletin indicates that, on Monday, 1,180 people were hospitalized, 16 more than on the same day of the previous week, of which 61 patients were in intensive care units, less.
According to DGS data, the seven-day difficulty was, on Monday, at 681 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, having registered a 7% reduction in relation to the previous week, while the transmission rate (Rt) of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 remained at 0.97.
By region, Lisbon and Vale do Tejo recorded a total of 26,739 cases between 22 and 28 March, 2,901 less than in the previous period, and 52 deaths, plus six.
The Central region accounted for 13,109 cases (minus 1,941) and 32 deaths (minus nine) and the North totaled 13,899 cases of infection, 551 more than in the previous week, and 31 deaths, plus five.
In Alentejo, there were 4,641 positive cases (minus 594) and seven deaths (minus four) and in the Algarve there were 4,621 infections by SARS-CoV-2 (minus 196) and 14 deaths (plus eight).
As for the autonomous regions, the Azores had 2,363 new infections between March 22 and 28 (plus 140) and one death (minus two), while Madeira recorded 4,739 cases in those seven days (minus 228) and 11 deaths (plus four).
According to the DGS, the age group between 40 and 49 years old presented the highest number of cases within seven days (11,878), followed by people between 30 and 39 years old (9,671), while the elderly with over 80 years old were the group with the fewest infections (4,473).
Of the total admissions, 532 were elderly people over 80 years old, followed by the age group from 70 to 79 years old (247) and from 60 to 69 years old (169).
The DGS also recorded 24 admissions in the age group of children up to nine years old, 15 from 10 to 19 years old, 13 from 20 to 29 years old, 34 from 30 to 39 years old, 52 from 40 to 49 years old and 65 from 50 to 59 years old. .
The bulletin states that, in these seven days, 119 elderly people over 80 years old, 19 people between 70 and 79 years old, six between 60 and 69 years old, three between 50 and 59 years old and one between 40 and 49 years old died. years old.
Relatively advance to 99 years, against 100 ages of people over 80 years, between 6 years and 50 and 6 6 complete against covid-19.
As for the dose of SARS-CoV-2 immunization in the elderly, 95% of those over 80 years old have already received it, as well as 96% of people between 65 and 79 years old, 83% between 50 and 64 years old, 57% between 25 and 49 years old and 42% between 18 and 24 years old.
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