Communiqué from the Regional Health Authority - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

Last 24 hours:    

365 new positive cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed, with 229 on the island of São Miguel, 78 on the island of Terceira, 41 on the island of Faial, nine on the island of Flores, five on the island of Pico, two on the island of São Jorge and one on the island of Graciosa, following 2,828 tests carried out.  

On the island of São Miguel, 126 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 61 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 24 in the municipality of Lagoa, 10 in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, six in the municipality of Povoação and two in the municipality of Nordeste. 

The island of Terceira registered 60 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 18 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória. 

The island of Faial registered 41 new cases in the municipality of Horta. 

On the island of Flores, six new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Lajes and three in the municipality of Santa Cruz. 

The island of Pico registered three new positive cases in Lajes, two in the municipality of Madalena. In turn, the island of São Jorge registered two new positive cases in the municipality of Velas and there is a new positive on the island of Graciosa.  

Hospitalisations:    

As of today, there are 18 patients hospitalised, 15 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada (two in Intensive Care), two at the Santo Espírito Hospital of Terceira Island (one in Intensive Care) and one at the Horta Hospital.   

Recoveries:    

A total of 171 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.  

Death: 

In the last 24 hours, a 71-year-old man died at the Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo in Ponta Delgada. 

He was a resident in the parish of Rabo de Peixe, municipality of Ribeira Grande, São Miguel Island.  

After testing positive on the last day of the year, he was hospitalised on January 4 and died yesterday.

 The number of deaths registered in the Azores rises to 53, since the beginning of the pandemic. 

Current situation:     

The archipelago currently registers 2,497 active positive cases: 1,837 on the island of São Miguel, 429 on the island of Terceira, 147 on the island of Faial, 42 on the island of Pico, 26 on the island of Flores, seven on the island of Graciosa, seven on the island of Santa Maria and two on the island of São Jorge.  

From December 31, 2020, to January 5, 2022, 418,394 doses of the vaccine against covid-19 were administered in the Azores, with 85.2% of the population having currently completed primary vaccination, and 44,032 people have already received the booster dose (18.6%).