Communiqué from the Regional Health Authority - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

Last 24 hours:    

605 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 336 on the island of São Miguel, 136 on the island of Terceira, 50 on the island of Pico, 41 on the island of Faial, 22 on the island of Santa Maria, 16 on the island of Flores, three on the island of São Jorge and one on the island of Graciosa, following 2,468 tests carried out.

On the island of São Miguel, 165 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 111 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 27 in the municipality of Vila Franca, 24 in the municipality of Lagoa, seven in the municipality of Nordeste and two in the municipality of Povoação.

The island of Terceira registered 86 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 50 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória.

The island of Pico registered 32 new positive cases in the municipality of Lajes, 12 in the municipality of Madalena and six in the municipality of São Roque. 

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

On the island of Santa Maria, there are 22 new cases in the municipality of Vila do Porto. 

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

On the island of São Jorge, two new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Calheta and one in the municipality of Velas.

In turn, the island of Graciosa registered a new positive case in the municipality of Santa Cruz.

Hospitalisations:    

As of today, there are 33 patients hospitalised, 25 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada (five in intensive care), four at the Horta Hospital (one in intensive care) and four at the Santo Espírito Hospital of Terceira Island.  

Recoveries:    

A total of 249 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.  

Current situation:   

The archipelago currently registers 3,152 active positive cases: 2,109 on the island of São Miguel, 518 on the island of Terceira, 253 on the island of Faial, 166 on the island of Pico, 50 on the island of Santa Maria, 29 on the island of Flores, 19 on the island of São Jorge, five on the island of Corvo and three on the island of Graciosa. 

From December 31, 2020, to January 12, 2022, 431,112 doses of the vaccine against covid-19 were administered in the Azores, corresponding to 203,266 people with complete primary vaccination (85.89%), and 55,716 people with the booster dose (23.50%).