Communiqué from the Regional Health Authority - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Desporto

Last 24 hours:

543 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 356 on the island of São Miguel, 89 on the island of Terceira, 42 on the island of Pico, 27 on the island of Faial, 13 on the island of Flores, 12 on the island of Santa Maria and four on the island of São Jorge, following 2,569. 

On the island of São Miguel, 155 new cases were registered in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 123 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 29 in the municipality of Lagoa, 27 in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, 16 in the municipality of Nordeste and six in the municipality of Povoação. 

The island of Terceira registered 64 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 25 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória. 

The island of Pico registered 20 new positive cases in the municipality of Lajes, 17 in the municipality of Madalena and five in the municipality of São Roque.  

The island of Faial registered 27 new cases in the municipality of Horta. 

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

 The island of Santa Maria registered 12 new positive cases in the municipality of Vila do Porto. 

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

Hospitalisations:      

As of today, there are 34 patients hospitalised, 26 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital on the island of São Miguel (seven in intensive care), five at the Santo Espírito Hospital of Terceira Island and three at the Horta Hospital (one in intensive care). 

Recoveries:      

A total of 225 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.  

Death: 

In the last 24 hours, an 84-year-old man died from Covid-19 on the island of São Miguel. He resided in Água de Pau, municipality of Lagoa, and had received primary vaccination. The patient suffered from several comorbidities and died shortly after being admitted to the hospital.   

Current situation:     

The archipelago currently registers 3,469 active positive cases: 2,337 on the island of São Miguel, 545 on the island of Terceira, 262 on the island of Faial, 197 on the island of Pico, 58 on the island of Santa Maria, 41 on the island of Flores, 22 on the island of São Jorge, four 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 have already received the booster dose (23.50%).