Regional Health Authority Communiqué
Angra do Heroísmo
Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto
Last 24 hours
13 new positive cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in the Azores, with eight on São Miguel, three on Pico, and two on Faial, arising from 725 tests carried out in reference laboratories.
|
Geographical distribution |
No. Cases |
|
Island of São Miguel |
8 |
|
Lagoa |
1 |
|
Lagoa (Santa Cruz) |
1 |
|
Ponta Delgada |
4 |
|
Arrifes |
2 |
|
Rosto do Cão (Livramento) |
1 |
|
Ginetes |
1 |
|
Ribeira Grande |
3 |
|
Rabo de Peixe |
1 |
|
Ribeira Grande (Conceição) |
2 |
|
Island of Faial |
2 |
|
Horta |
2 |
|
Horta (Angústias) |
2 |
|
Island of Pico |
3 |
|
Madalena |
3 |
|
Candelária |
3 |
|
Grand Total |
13 |
On São Miguel, all cases were registered in context of community transmission.
On Pico, three new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Madalena connected to a secondary local transmission chain in the municipality of Horta, which is now shared between Faial and Pico.
On Faial, one of the positive cases is part of a pre-existent local transmission chain and the other one in the municipality of Horta corresponds to a non-resident traveller who tested positive on arrival on the island.
Hospitalizations:
As of today, seven patients are hospitalized: five in Divino Espírito Santo Hospital, in Ponta Delgada, with one in intensive care, one in Santo Espírito Hospital, in Angra do Heroísmo, and one in the Hospital of Horta.
Local transmission chains:
A tertiary local transmission chain shared between Pico and Terceira is extinct pursuant to the recovery of its last elements. Likewise, a primary local transmission chain located in the municipality of Praia da Vitória is considered extinct since all its elements have recovered from the disease.
There are eight active primary local transmission chains in the archipelago now: five on Terceira, one on Faial, one on Pico, and one shared between Pico and Faial. To date, 243 have been extinguished. There are 147 people under active surveillance today.
Recoveries:
21 recoveries were recorded in the last 24 hours:
|
Location |
No. Cases |
|
Terceira island |
10 |
|
Angra do Heroísmo |
4 |
|
Angra (Santa Luzia) |
2 |
|
Angra (Nossa Senhora da Conceição) |
2 |
|
Praia da Vitória |
6 |
|
Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz) |
4 |
|
Agualva |
2 |
|
Island of São Miguel |
10 |
|
Ponta Delgada |
7 |
|
Arrifes |
5 |
|
Relva |
1 |
|
Ajuda da Bretanha |
1 |
|
Ribeira Grande |
1 |
|
Ribeira Grande (Matriz) |
1 |
|
Lagoa |
2 |
|
Lagoa (Santa Cruz) |
1 |
|
Lagoa (Nossa Senhora do Rosário) |
1 |
|
Island of Pico |
1 |
|
Madalena |
1 |
|
Criação Velha |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
21 |
Current situation:
Currently, there are 104 active positive cases in the archipelago, with 66 on São Miguel island, seven on Pico island, 16 on Terceira island, and 15 on Faial island.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 8,895 positive cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the Azores, 8,575 people have recovered from the disease, 42 died, 94 left the archipelago and 80 provided evidence of previous cure. To date, in the archipelago, 692,380 tests have been carried out for SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19 disease.
From 31 December 2020 to 20 September, 172,284 people in the Azores have been vaccinated with the first dose (72,8 per cent) and 186,398 with complete vaccination (78,8 per cent), within the Regional Vaccination Plan.
