Portugal today registers six more deaths related to covid-19 than on Friday and 323 more infected, the majority in the Region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, according to the epidemiological bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS).
DGS data indicate 1,561 covid-19-related deaths and 41,189 confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
In comparison with Friday’s data, today there was a 0.4% increase in deaths. Infection cases rose 0.8%.
In the region of Lisbon and the Tagus Valley, where the largest number of outbreaks has been recorded, the covid-19 pandemic reached 18,361 confirmed cases, 255 more than on Friday.
The Lisbon and Tagus Valley region has the highest number of infections (18,361) and the second with the highest number of deaths (463).
The North registers 17,445 infections and 816 deaths, the Center 4,080 confirmed cases and 248 deaths, the Algarve 15 deaths and 595 infected people and the Alentejo registers four deaths and 467 people with covid-19.
The Azores have 149 cases of infection with the new SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus and 15 deaths, while Madeira has 92 infected people and remains without any registered deaths.
Of the total number of infected people in Portugal, 457 are hospitalized, 15 less than on Friday. The number of patients admitted to intensive care units rose to 70, three more than on Friday.
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In the distribution of cases infected by municipalities, Lisbon is the one with the highest number of cases (3,335), followed by Sintra (2,477), Loures (1,745), Vila Nova de Gaia (1,633), Amadora (1,591), Porto (1,414) ), Matosinhos (1,292), Braga (1,256), Odivelas (1054) and Maia (950).
ALGARVE has 595 CONFIRMED CASES AND ALENTEJO 467
Officially, the Algarve adds another 21 new cases in the last 24 hours and now has 595 cases, according to DGS.
Alentejo, which had 40 new cases yesterday, now registers 18 more covid-19 cases and now has 467 confirmed cases.
Despite DGS data showing 21 more new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, in terms of demographic characterization, DGS only indicates 11 more new ones: 3 in LAGOS, 3 in PORTIMÃO, 2 in OLHÃO, 1 in ALBUFEIRA, 1 in SÃO BRÁS DE ALPORTEL and 1 in SILVES *.
At least in the Algarve, DGS data remains OMITTED by municipalities in at least 88 cases [mais 10 do que ontem] confirmed infections, according to DGS staff.
DGS staff, referring to confirmed cases and deaths [aqui reproduzidos], today have the following official description:
TOTAL DEATHS: 16: Loulé 6; Albufeira 2; lagoon 2, Portimão 2; Vila Real de Santo António 2; Faro 1; São Brás de Alportel 1; RECOVERED: 334.
Albufeira with 105 (+1); Recovered 72;
Castro Marim with 3 (=); Recovered 2;
Faro with 70 (=); Recovered 53;
lagoon with 13 (=); Recovered 8;
Lagos with 75 (+3); Recovered 4;
Loulé with 76 (=); Recovered 76;
Monchique with 8 (=); Recovered 1;
Olhão with 16 (+2); Recovered 14;
Portimão with 76 (+3); Recovered 40;
São Brás de Alportel with 4 (+1); Recovered 2;
Silves with 26 (+1); Recovered 18;
Tavira with 34 (=); Recovered 29;
Vila do Bispo with 4 (=);
Vila Real de Santo António with 16 (=); Recovered 15.
Alcoutim and Aljezur are the only municipalities in the Algarve without any official covid-19 case record, with the 4 cases of Vila do Bispo may still be attributed to other municipalities, according to the health authority*.
* According to the DGS: “The information presented refers to the total of medical notifications in the SINAVE system, not including laboratory reports. As such, it may not correspond to all cases per municipality. Data by county of occurrence, presented in alphabetical order. When confirmed cases are below 3, for reasons of confidentiality **, data are not presented“.
** Writing note: the criterion of “confidentiality” and the usual high number of cases omitted by municipality are, for the POSTAL newspaper, violator of the Right to Information. The various and diverse justifications given by the DGS are insufficient to guarantee transparency in the information collected and processed. Unfortunately, the argument seems to be that: “State affairs concern the State only”. THE POSTAL sympathizes with readers who are aware of the right to freedom of the press and who demand accurate and timely information from the state.
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Regarding the total number of infection cases, the data show that 23,124 are women and 18,065 men.
The age group most affected by the disease is from 40 to 49 years old (6,869), followed by the age group between 30 and 39 years old (6,541) and people aged between 50 and 59 years old (6,511).
In the youngest age groups, between 20 and 29 years old, there are 5,971 cases and, between 10 and 19 years old, 1,652, while in children up to nine years old there are 1,174 cases.
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Data from the DGS report indicate that, of the total deaths recorded to date, 781 are women and 780 men.
By age group, the highest number of deaths is registered among people aged 80 or over (1,046), followed by the age group between 70 and 79 (300). Among the population aged between 60 and 69 years, there are 143 deaths.
DGS data also recorded 50 deaths in the age group between 50 and 59 years old, 18 between 40 and 49 years old, two between 30 and 39 years old and two between 20 and 29 years old.
According to DGS, 37% of patients had a cough, 28% fever, 21% muscle pain, 20% headache, 15% general weakness and 10% breathing difficulty.
A total of 1,627 people are awaiting laboratory test results and 31,255 are under surveillance by health authorities.
Since January 1, Portugal has registered 375,490 suspicious cases, the report said, adding that there are 26,864 people recovered, 231 more than on Friday.
The covid-19 pandemic has killed at least 494,337 people and has infected 9.8 million worldwide since December in 196 countries and territories, according to a report by the French agency AFP.
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