Azores Situation Report Wednesday 24th November 2021
From our colleague in the Azores
Covid -19
Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 17th of November there have been 197 new cases of Covid-19 registered, 28 more than last week, and 107 recoveries, 6 more than last week.
Current situation:
The archipelago currently has 334 active positive cases, 271 in São Miguel, 25 in Graciosa, 16 in Terceira, 13 in São Jorge, six in Faial and three in Pico.
From December 31st 2020 until November 11th, 175,199 people were vaccinated in the Azores with the first dose (74.0 percent) and 195,775 with full vaccination (82.7 percent), under the Regional Vaccination Plan. To date, 9,095 users have received a booster of the vaccine (3rd dose).
Admissions:
As of today, there are six inpatients, all at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital, in Ponta Delgada, one of them in the Intensive Care Unit.
Nordeste schools closed due to bad weather
The schools in the municipality of Nordeste, on the island of São Miguel, are closed, as a precaution, due to bad weather.
14 incidents in the Region
The Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service reports that so far 14 incidents have been registered in the Region, due to bad weather, 13 in São Miguel and one in São Jorge.
Of the 13 occurrences in São Miguel, eight are in the Northeast, four in Povoação and one in Ribeira Grande. All related to flooding in houses and roads, as well as small landslides.
In Calheta de São Jorge, a family had to be relocated due to difficulties in accessing their housing.
Firefighters, municipal civil protection and members of the Regional Public Works Department are located at the locations of the occurrences.
Landslip on São Jorge
Residents of Fajã de São João, on the island of São Jorge, are expected to remain isolated for another 48 hours following Monday’s landslip, said the Civil Protection of the Azores.
“The work to clear the road that allows free access to the fajã depends on the improvement of the weather”, said the Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service (SRPCBA), in a statement in which it revealed that “it is planned that the its inhabitants can be isolated for the next 48 hours”.
There are 32 people isolated in Fajã de São João because of the landslide, which happened at 07:30, and, according to the mayor of Calheta, Décio Pereira, all “are doing well”.
To “not leave that population without basic emergency support”, the Civil Protection service “requested the Operational Command of the Azores to support the Armed Forces for the commitment of an EH-101 helicopter to transport a team to the Fajã of Immediate Life Support (SIV), consisting of an emergency ambulance crew and a nurse”.
Bad weather in the Azores caused another landslide on the island of São Jorge, in Fajã dos Vimes, but on a smaller scale, “with access to this location being restricted”, according to the Civil Protection.
Situation Report Azores – 17th November 2021
From our colleague in the Azores
Covid -19
Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 10th of November there have been 169 new cases of Covid-19 registered, 61 more than last week, and 101 recoveries, 25 fewer than last week.
Admissions:
As of today, there are five inpatients, all at Divino Espírito Santo Hospital, in Ponta Delgada, none of whom are in the Intensive Care Unit.
Current situation:
The archipelago currently has 249 active positive cases, 207 in São Miguel, 17 in São Jorge, nine in Terceira, seven in Faial, five in Pico, three in Graciosa and one in Santa Maria.
From December 31st, 2020, to November 11th, 174.77 people have been vaccinated in the Azores with the first dose (73.9 percent) and 195,283 with full vaccination (82.5 percent), under the Regional Vaccination Plan. To date, 4,760 users have received a booster of the vaccine (3rd dose).
An 83-year-old woman died on the 11th of November at the Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo, in São Miguel, victim of covid-19.
She was 83 years old and a resident of Ginetes, municipality of Ponta Delgada. Sha had been hospitalized since the 8th.
Earthquake
A minor earthquake measuring 2.4 on the Richter scale was registered this Monday on the island of São Miguel, Azorean Civil Protection has reported.
According to information from the Azores Seismo volcanic Surveillance and Information Centre (CIVISA), the event took place at 10:53 am, with its epicentre about four kilometres between west and northwest of Furnas, in the municipality of Povoação.
According to the information available so far, the earthquake was felt with maximum intensity III (Modified Mercalli scale) in the parish of Furnas.
Earthquakes are classified on the Richter scale according to their magnitude as micro (less than 2.0), very small (2.0-2.9), small (3.0-3.9), slight (4, 0-4.9), moderate (5.0-5.9), strong (6.0-6.9), large (7.0-7.9), important (8.0-8.9) exceptional (9.0-9.9) and extreme (greater than 10).
Mercalli’s scale ranges from I to XII (I Imperceptible; II Very Weak; III Weak; IV Moderate; V Strong; VI Fairly Strong; VII Very Strong; VIII Ruinous; IX Disastrous; X Destroying; XI Catastrophic and XII Cataclysm).
Missing Women
Two women from the Kenya athletics delegation are still missing and do not have a passport in their possession. SEF has already participated in the PSP.