June 8, 2021 - Published 1487 days and 40 minutes ago
Communiqué from the Regional Health Authority

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

19 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed in the Azores in the last 24 hours, one on the island of Faial and 18 on the island of São Miguel, following 2,760 tests carried out in the reference laboratories of the Region, and one in an independent laboratory. Three of the cases are related to travellers who tested positive on the 6th day and the remaining cases were registered in the context of community transmission.

On the island of Faial, the positive case was diagnosed in the parish of Feteira, municipality of Horta, concerning a traveller, resident, who tested positive on the 6th day.

On the island of São Miguel, there are 16 new cases in the context of community transmission and two involving travelers, non-residents, who tested positive upon arrival. The municipality of Ribeira Grande registers 10 cases (four in Rabo de Peixe, four in Conceição and two in Porto Formoso). There are eight new cases in the municipality of Ponta Delgada (three in São Pedro, two in São Roque, two in Fenais da Luz and one in São Sebastião).

Also in the last 24 hours, a total of 53 recoveries have been registered (see table at the end), and as of today 10 patients are hospitalised, all at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada, with three of them in intensive care.

The archipelago currently has 260 active positive cases: 259 on the island of São Miguel and one on the island of Faial. There are no active local transmission chains and 203 have been extinguished so far. There are 1,375 people under active surveillance today.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5,742 positive cases of covid-19 have been diagnosed in the Azores and 5,319 people recovered from the disease. There were 33 deaths, 79 people who left the archipelago and 51 cases with history of previous cure. Up to now, 523,236 tests have been carried out in the archipelago for SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes covid-19 disease.

Since December 31, 2020 and until June 04, 146,999 doses of covid-19 vaccine have been administered in the Azores, corresponding to 92,036 people aged 16 years or more who received the first dose, and 54,963 people who received both doses, under the Regional Vaccination Plan.

 

RECOVERIES

Geographical distribution

Cases

Island of São Miguel

53

Ponta Delgada

21

Arrifes

2

Capelas

5

Ajuda da Bretanha

1

Fenais da Luz

6

Rosto do Cão (Livramento)

1

São Vincentw Ferreira

1

Ponta Delgada (São Sebastião)

3

Ponta Delgada (São José)

1

Fajã de Baixo

1

Ribeira Grande

25

Rabo de Peixe

13

Ribeira Seca

1

Lomba de São Pedro

3

Ribeira Grande (Conceição)

2

Ribeirinha

3

Pico da Pedra

1

Ribeira Grande (Matriz)

2

Lagoa

5

Cabouco

5

Vila Franca do Campo

2

Ponta Garça

1

Vila Franca do Campo (São Miguel)

1

Total

53

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