Communiqué from the Regional Health Authority - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

Last 24 hours:   

523 new positive cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed, with 234 on the island of Terceira, 231 on the island of São Miguel, 33 on the island of Faial, 16 on the island of Flores, six on the island of Pico and three on the island of Graciosa, following 3,521 tests carried out. 

The island of Terceira registered 134 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 100 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória. 

On the island of São Miguel, 108 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 51 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 28 in the municipality of Povoação, 16 in the municipality of Lagoa, 16 in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo and 12 in the municipality of Nordeste. 

The island of Faial registered 33 new cases in the municipality of Horta.
 
On the island of Flores, 14 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Lajes and two in the municipality of Santa Cruz. 

The island of Pico registered four new positive cases in the municipality of Madalena and two in the municipality of São Roque. 

On the island of Graciosa, three new cases were registered in the municipality of Santa Cruz. 

Hospitalisations:    

As of today, there are 20 patients hospitalised, 16 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada (two in Intensive Care), three at the Santo Espírito Santo Hospital of Terceira Island (one in Intensive Care) and one at the Horta Hospital. 
  
Recoveries:    

A total of 391 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.  

Current situation:     

The archipelago currently registers 2,303 active positive cases: 1,618 on the island of São Miguel, 482 on the island of Terceira, 110 on the island of Faial, 49 on the island of Pico, 22 on the island of Flores, 12 on the island of Graciosa, six on the island of Santa Maria and four on the island of São Jorge.  

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).