Communiqué from the Regional Health Authority - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

Last 24 hours:

383 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 202 on the island of São Miguel, 134 on the island of Terceira, 28 on the island of Faial, 13 on the island of Pico, three on the island of Flores and three on the island of Santa Maria, following 3,874 tests carried out.  

On the island of São Miguel, 95 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 44 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 34 in the municipality of Lagoa, 15 on the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, 11 in the municipality of Nordeste and three in the municipality of Povoação.  

The island of Terceira registered 102 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 32 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória. 

The island of Faial registered 28 new cases in the municipality of Horta. 

The island of Pico registered 12 new positive cases in the municipality of Madalena and one in the municipality of São Roque. 

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

In turn, the island of Santa Maria registered three new positive cases in the municipality of Vila do Porto. 

Hospitalisations:    

As of today, there are 25 patients hospitalised, 22 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada (four in Intensive Care), two at the Horta Hospital and one at the Santo Espírito Hospital of Terceira Island in Intensive Care.  

Recoveries:    

A total of 204 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.  

Current situation:     

The archipelago currently registers 2,676 active positive cases: 1,880 on the island of São Miguel, 529 on the island of Terceira, 173 on the island of Faial, 48 on the island of Pico, 29 on the island of Flores, eight on the island of Santa Maria, seven on the island of Graciosa and two on 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%).