Communiqué from the Regional Health Authority - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

Last 24 hours:

16 new positive cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in the Azores, with 13 on the island of São Miguel, one on the island of Terceira, one on the island of Faial and one on the island of Pico, following 693 tests.

On the island of São Miguel, the positive cases were registered in the municipalities of Ponta Delgada (10) and Ribeira Grande (three).

On the island of Terceira, the positive case was registered in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Pico the new case was registered in the municipality of Lajes and on the island of Faial the registered case was identified in the municipality of Horta.

Hospitalisations:

As of today, there are five patients hospitalised, all at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada, none in intensive care unit.

Recoveries: 

In the last 24 hours, 24 recoveries were registered.

Current situation:

The archipelago currently registers 185 positive active cases: 167 on the island of São Miguel, 13 on the island of Faial, four on the island of Terceira and one on the island of Pico.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 9,394 positive cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the Azores, of which 8,980 recovered from the disease, 45 people died, 95 people left the archipelago and 89 showed proof of cure of previous infection.

From December 31, 2020 to October 25, 174,268 people in the Azores have been vaccinated with the first dose (73,6 per cent) and 194,605 with complete vaccination (82,2 per cent), under the Regional Vaccination Plan.