The transmissibility index (Rt) of the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus in Portugal rose on 19 May to 1.02, while the incidence of infection per 100,000 inhabitants in.
Victory for Marcelo By TPN/Lusa, in News, Algarve · 25-01-2021 09:17:00 · 2 Comments
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has been re-elected as President of the Republic, registering 60.7% of the vote.
In the presidential elections with the highest abstention since the 25th of April, held at the most serious moment of the spread of the covid-19 in Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa submitted himself to the vote as the most responsible of the State and, to that extent, of the pandemic management , as he highlighted in his victory speech, made at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, where he was a student and professor.
Covid-19: Portugal Update, 21 January By TPN/Lusa, in News · 21-01-2021 15:46:00 · 0 Comments
Portugal registered today 221 deaths related to Covid-19, the highest number of deaths in 24 hours since the beginning of the pandemic, and 13,544 cases of infection with the new coronavirus, according to the Directorate General of Health (DGS).
The bulletin also reveals that 5,630 people are hospitalised, 137 more than on Wednesday, of which 702 are in intensive care units, that is, 21 more, two figures that also represent new highs in the pandemic phase.
The daily number of new active cases is the highest ever. Today 151,226 are active, up 7,450 in the last 24 hours.
Covid-19: Portugal Update, 20 January By TPN/Lusa, in News · 20-01-2021 15:55:00 · 2 Comments
Portugal registered today 219 deaths related to Covid-19 and 14,647 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus, the highest figures since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Directorate General for Health (DGS).
The bulletin also reveals that 5,493 people are admitted, 202 more than on Tuesday, of whom 681 are in intensive care units, i.e. 11 more, two figures that also represent new highs for the pandemic phase.
The number of hospitalisations has been rising since 1 January, the day on which there were 2,806 people in hospital.
Covid-19: Portugal Update, 19 January By TPN/Lusa, in News · 19-01-2021 16:04:00 · 0 Comments
Portugal today counted 218 deaths, a new maximum of deaths in 24 hours and 10,455 new cases of infection by the new coronavirus, according to the Directorate General of Health (DGS).
Almost half of the deaths were in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region (88 deaths).
On Monday the health authorities reported a total of 167 deaths in 24 hours.
The DGS epidemiological bulletin also reveals that 5,291 people were admitted, 126 more than on Monday, 670 of them in intensive care units, i.e. six more, two figures which are new highs.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Portugal has registered 9,246 deaths associated with Covid-19 and 566,958 infections by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and 135,841 cases are now active, 45 fewer than o