Azores Situation Report Wednesday 22nd September 2021
From our colleague in the Azores
Covid -19
Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 15thSeptember of August there have been 76 new cases of Covid-19 registered and 85 recoveries.
Current situation:
Currently, there are 104 active positive cases in the archipelago, with 66 on São Miguel, seven on Pico, 16 on Terceira island, and 15 on Faial island.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 8,895 positive cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the Azores, 8,575 people have recovered from the disease, 42 died, 94 left the archipelago and 80 provided evidence of previous cure. To date, in the archipelago, 692,380 tests have been carried out for SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19 disease.
From 31st December 2020 to 20th September, 172,284 people in the Azores have been vaccinated with the first dose (72,8 per cent) and 186,398 with complete vaccination (78,8 per cent), within the Regional Vaccination Plan.
British Airways
British Airways, from the United Kingdom, will connect London to the islands of São Miguel and Terceira, in the summer of 2022, providing more than 3,000 seats
This new operation will provide 1,800 seats for Ponta Delgada and 1,440 seats for Terceira, with a total of 3,240 available seats and a potential of 22,680 overnight stays.
The operation will start in the summer of 2022, with 10 scheduled frequencies between Heathrow airport, in London, and Ponta Delgada airport, on the island of São Miguel, on Saturdays, between July 2nd and September 3rd.
BA will use an A-320 Neo aircraft, with 180 seats and will also link Heathrow airport to Lajes airport, on Terceira Island, on Sundays, between July 10th and August 28th, with a total of eight flights.
Vaccination Centre
The Covid-19 Vaccination Centre at Pavilhão do Mar, in Ponta Delgada, reopens tomorrow, September 21st.
The Vaccination Centre located in the Pavilhão do Mar, Portas do Mar, in Ponta Delgada was transferred to the Health Centre of Ponta Delgada because of the Azores Rally. All citizens living in São Miguel, who are aged 12 years or over, and who have not yet been vaccinated against Covid-19, can go to the Vaccination Centre of Portas do Mar, from Monday to Friday, between 1:00 pm and 7:30 pm and on Saturdays, between 9am and 3pm, and get your vaccinations done.
On Sundays and holidays the Vaccination Centre (Ponta Delgada and Ribeira Grande) will be closed.
The Ribeira Grande Vaccination Centre is open and open from Monday to Saturday, between 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm.
This reopening maintains with the “open house” mode, which is a simple vaccination process and does not require prior appointment.