Communiqué from the Regional Health Authority - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

Last 24 hours:    

247 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 165 on the island of São Miguel, 51 on the island of Terceira, 14 on the island of Faial, eight on the island of Santa Maria, four on the island of Pico, two on the island of Graciosa, two on the island of São Jorge and one on the island of Flores, following 1,412 tests.  

On the island of São Miguel, 84 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 45 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 18 in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, 10 in the municipality of Lagoa, four in the municipality of Nordeste and four in the municipality of Povoação.  

The island of Terceira registered 23 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 28 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória. 

The island of Faial registered 14 new cases in the municipality of Horta. 

On the island of Santa Maria, there are eight new cases in the municipality of Vila do Porto. 

The island of Pico registered three new positive cases in the municipality of Madalena and one in the municipality of Lajes.  

The island of Graciosa registered two new cases in the municipality of Santa Cruz and the island of São Jorge also registered two new positive cases in the municipality of Velas. 

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

Hospitalisations:
    
As of today, there are 24 patients hospitalised, 20 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada (three in intensive care), two at the Horta Hospital and two at the Santo Espírito Hopital of Terceira Island.  

Recoveries:    

A total of 277 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.  

Current situation:   

During the epidemiological investigation, it was found that 11 patients have left the archipelago and five have presented a certificate of recovery.  

The archipelago currently registers 2,684 active positive cases: 1,861 on the island of São Miguel, 512 on the island of Terceira, 215 on the island of Terceira, 43 on the island of Pico, 20 on the island of Santa Maria, 16 on the island of Flores, 10 on the island of São Jorge, six on the island of Graciosa and one on the island of Corvo.  

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%).