Communiqué from the Regional Health Authority - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

22 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed in the Azores in the last 24 hours, all on the island of São Miguel, following 2,070 analyses carried out in the reference laboratories of the Region and one in an independent laboratory.

Of the total number of new positive cases, 21 are related to the context of community transfer and one refers to a traveller, non-resident, with positive analysis on the 12^th day.

The municipality of Ribeira Grande has 11 new cases (three in Rabo de Peixe, two in Matriz, two in Maia, one in Lomba da Maia, one in Fenais da Ajuda, one in Conceição and one in Pico da Pedra). In the municipality of Ponta Delgada, there are nine new cases (two in Roque, two in Fenais da Luz, two in the Fajã de Baixo, one in the Arrifes, one in São Vincente Ferreira and one in São José). In the municipality of Povoação, there is a new case in the parish of Furnas, and in the municipality of Lagoa, a new case was diagnosed in the parish of Cabouco.

Also in the last 24 hours there have been a total of 27 recoveries (see table at the end).

As of today, 12 patients are hospitalised, all at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada, with three of them in intensive care.

The archipelago currently has 279 active positive cases, all on the island of São Miguel. There are no active local transmission chains and 203 have been extinguished so far. There are 1,504 people under active surveillance today.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5,653 positive cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the Azores and 5,211 people recovered from the disease. There were 33 deaths, 79 people who left the archipelago and 51 cases with history of previous cure.

To date, 514,565 tests have been carried out in the archipelago to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes covid-19 disease.

From last December 31, 2020 until May 28, 126,130 doses of covid-19 vaccine were administered in the Azores, corresponding to 79,832 people aged 16 years or more who received the first dose, and 46,298 people who received both doses, under the Regional Vaccination Plan.

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