Communiqué from the Regional Health Authority - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

Last 24 hours:    

268 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 119 on the island of São Miguel, 82 on the island of Terceira, 28 on the island of Faial, 26 on the island of Pico, seven on the island of São Jorge, three on the island of Santa Maria and three on the island of Flores, following 1,316 tests. 

On the island of São Miguel, 69 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 27 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 11 in the municipality of Lagoa, seven in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, four in the municipality of Povoação and one in the municipality of Nordeste.  

The island of Terceira registered 47 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 35 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 20 new positive cases in the municipality of Lajes and six in the municipality of Madalena.

On the island of São Jorge, four new cases were identified in the municipality of Velas and three in Calheta.

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

On the island of Flores, two new cases were registered in the municipality of Santa Cruz and one in the municipality of Lajes.  

Hospitalisations:    

As of today, there are 25 patients hospitalised, 21 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 337 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.  

Current situation:   

The archipelago currently registers 2,615 active positive cases: 1,796 on the island of São Miguel, 483 on the island of Terceira, 222 on the island of Terceira, 54 on the island of Pico, 23 on the island of Santa Maria, 15 on the island of Flores, 15 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%).