Communiqué from the Regional Health Authority - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

Last 24 hours:

179 new positive cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed, with 126 on the island of São Miguel, 33 on the island of Terceira, 17 on the island of Faial, two on the island of Pico and one on the island of Graciosa, following 1,251 tests carried out.

On the island of Sao Miguel, 81 new positive cases were registered in Ponta Delgada, 26 in Ribeira Grande, 14 in Lagoa, four in Vila Franca do Campo and one in Povoação.
    
The island of Terceira registered 24 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and nine in the municipality of Praia da Vitória.
The island of Faial registered 17 new cases in the municipality of Horta, the island of Pico registered two cases in the municipality of Madalena and the island of Graciosa has a new case in the municipality of Santa Cruz.    

Hospitalisations:    

As of today, there are 17 patients hospitalised, 14 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada (three in Intensive Care) and three at the Santo Espírito Santo Hospital of Terceira Island. 

Recoveries:    

A total of 20 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.    

Current situation:    

The archipelago currently registers 2,122 active positive cases: 1,469 on the island of São Miguel, 433 on the island of Terceira, 132 on the island of Faial, 38 on the island of Pico, 26 on the island of Santa Maria, 11 on the island of Graciosa, seven on the island of São Jorge and six on the island of Flores. From December 31, 2020, to December 22, 2021, 198,828 people have completed primary vaccination (84%) and 34,528 have already received the vaccine booster dose (3rd dose).