Communiqué from the Regional Health Authority - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

Last 24 hours:  

189 new positive cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed, with 118 on the island of São Miguel, 36 on the island of Terceira, 33 on the island of Faial, one on the island of Pico and one on the island of Santa Maria, following 1.355 tests carried out.   

On the island of São Miguel, 84 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 17 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 10 in the municipality of Lagoa, six in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo and one in the municipality of Nordeste.

The island of Terceira registers 22 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 14 in the municipality of Praia da Vitoria.

The island of Faial registers 33 new cases in the municipality of Horta.

The island of Santa Maria has a new positive case corresponding to the municipality of Vila do Porto and on the island of Pico, there is one new positive case in the municipality of Lajes.

Hospitalisations: 

As of today, there are 15 patients hospitalised, all at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada (four in Intensive Care Unit).

Recoveries: 

In the last 24 hours, 69 recoveries were registered.

Current situation:   

The archipelago currently registers 918 positive active cases: 635 on the island of São Miguel, 148 on the island of Terceira, 47 on the island of Faial, 35 on the island of Santa Maria, 26 on the island of Pico, 22 on the island of Graciosa and five on the island of Flores.  

From December 31, 2020 to December 22, 198,828 people have completed primary vaccination (84 per cent) and 34,528 people have already received the vaccine reinforcement (3nd dose).