Communiqué from the Regional Health Authority - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

Last 24 hours:     

557 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 292 on the island of São Miguel, 121 on the island of Terceira, 75 on the island of Pico, 32 on the island of Faial, 16 on the island of Santa Maria, nine on the island of Flores, seven on the island of São Jorge, four on the island of Corvo and one on the island of Graciosa.  

On the island of São Miguel, 134 new positive cases in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 96 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 21 in the municipality of Nordeste, 16 in the municipality of Povoação, 13 in the municipality of Lagoa and 12 in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo.  

The island of Terceira registered 84 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 37 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória. 

The island of Pico registered 47 new positive cases, 26 in the municipality of Madalena and two in the municipality of São Roque. 

 The island of Faial registered 32 new cases in the municipality of Horta. 

On the island of Santa Maria, there are 16 new cases in the municipality of Vila do Porto.  

On the island of Flores, eight new cases were registered in the municipality of Santa Cruz and one in the municipality of Lajes.  

On the island of São Jorge, seven new cases were identified in the municipality of Velas. 

On the island of Corvo, there are four new positive cases. 

In turn, the island of Graciosa registered a new positive case in the municipality of Santa Cruz.

Hospitalisations:     

As of today, there are 30 patients hospitalised, 21 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada (six in intensive care), five at the Horta Hospital (one in intensive care) and four at the Santo Espírito Hospital of Terceira Island.   

Recoveries:     

A total of 370 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.   

Current situation:    

The archipelago currently registers 2,801 active positive cases: 1,857 on the island of São Miguel, 499 on the island of Terceira, 225 on the island of Faial, 127 on the island of Pico, 39 on the island of Santa Maria, 24 on the island of Flores, 21 on the island of São Jorge, five on the island of Corvo and four on the island of Graciosa.  

From December 31, 2020, to January 5, 2022, 418,394 doses of the vaccine against covid-19 were administered in the Azores, with 85.2% of the population having currently completed primary vaccination, and 44,032 people have already received the booster dose (18.6%).