Azores Situation Report Wednesday 12th January 2022
From our colleague in the Azores
5th January
523 new positive cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed, with 234 on the island of Terceira, 231 on the island of São Miguel, 33 on the island of Faial, 16 on the island of Flores, six on the island of Pico and three on the island of Graciosa, following 3,521 tests carried out.
The island of Terceira registered 134 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 100 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória.
On the island of São Miguel, 108 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 51 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 28 in the municipality of Povoação, 16 in the municipality of Lagoa, 16 in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo and 12 in the municipality of Nordeste.
The island of Faial registered 33 new cases in the municipality of Horta.
On the island of Flores, 14 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Lajes and two in the municipality of Santa Cruz.
The island of Pico registered four new positive cases in the municipality of Madalena and two in the municipality of São Roque.
On the island of Graciosa, three new cases were registered in the municipality of Santa Cruz.
Hospitalisations:
There are 20 patients hospitalised, 16 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada (two in Intensive Care), three at the Santo Espírito Santo Hospital of Terceira Island (one in Intensive Care) and one at the Horta Hospital.
Recoveries:
A total of 391 recoveries were registered.
6th January
365 new positive cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed, with 229 on the island of São Miguel, 78 on the island of Terceira, 41 on the island of Faial, nine on the island of Flores, five on the island of Pico, two on the island of São Jorge and one on the island of Graciosa, following 2,828 tests carried out.
On the island of São Miguel, 126 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 61 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 24 in the municipality of Lagoa, 10 in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, six in the municipality of Povoação and two in the municipality of Nordeste.
The island of Terceira registered 60 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 18 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória.
The island of Faial registered 41 new cases in the municipality of Horta.
On the island of Flores, six new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Lajes and three in the municipality of Santa Cruz.
The island of Pico registered three new positive cases in Lajes, two in the municipality of Madalena. In turn, the island of São Jorge registered two new positive cases in the municipality of Velas and there is a new positive on the island of Graciosa.
Hospitalisations:
There are 18 patients hospitalised, 15 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada (two in Intensive Care), two at the Santo Espírito Hospital of Terceira Island (one in Intensive Care) and one at the Horta Hospital.
Recoveries:
A total of 171 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.
Death:
In the last 24 hours, a 71-year-old man died at the Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo in Ponta Delgada.
He was a resident in the parish of Rabo de Peixe, municipality of Ribeira Grande, São Miguel Island.
After testing positive on the last day of the year, he was hospitalised on January 4th and died yesterday.
The number of deaths registered in the Azores rises to 53, since the beginning of the pandemic.
7th January
383 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 202 on the island of São Miguel, 134 on the island of Terceira, 28 on the island of Faial, 13 on the island of Pico, three on the island of Flores and three on the island of Santa Maria, following 3,874 tests carried out.
On the island of São Miguel, 95 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 44 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 34 in the municipality of Lagoa, 15 on the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, 11 in the municipality of Nordeste and three in the municipality of Povoação.
The island of Terceira registered 102 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 32 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória.
The island of Faial registered 28 new cases in the municipality of Horta.
The island of Pico registered 12 new positive cases in the municipality of Madalena and one in the municipality of São Roque.
On the island of Flores, three new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Lajes.
In turn, the island of Santa Maria registered three new positive cases in the municipality of Vila do Porto.
Hospitalisations:
There are 25 patients hospitalised, 22 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada (four in Intensive Care), two at the Horta Hospital and one at the Santo Espírito Hospital of Terceira Island in Intensive Care.
Recoveries:
A total of 204 recoveries were registered.
8th January
411 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, 238 in São Miguel, 113 in Terceira, 46 in Faial, 10 in Pico and four in São Jorge, resulting from 4,119 analyses.
In São Miguel, by municipalities, 111 were registered in Ponta Delgada, 82 in Ribeira Grande, 19 in Lagoa, 15 in Vila Franca do Campo, seven in Povoação and four in Nordeste.
In Terceira, 74 new cases were diagnosed in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 39 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória.
Faial has 46 new cases in Horta, Pico has five new cases in Madalena, four in São Roque and one in Lajes.
In São Jorge, four new cases were diagnosed in the municipality of Velas.
Admissions:
26 people are hospitalized, 22 at Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo, in São Miguel (three in intensive care), three at Hospital da Horta and one at Hospital de Santo Espírito on Terceira Island (in intensive care).
Recoveries:
368 recoveries were recorded.
9th January
337 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 209 on the island of São Miguel, 62 on the island of Terceira, 37 on the island of Faial. 11 on the island of Pico, 11 on the island of Santa Maria, four on the island of Flores and two on the island of São Jorge, following 2,163 tests carried out.
On the island of Sao Miguel, 95 new positive cases were registered in Ponta Delgada, 60 in Ribeira Grande, 22 in Lagoa, 17 in Vila Franca do Campo, 14 in Povoação and one in Nordeste.
The island of Terceira registered 41 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 21 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória.
The island of Faial registered 37 new cases in the municipality of Horta, while the island of Pico registered eight new cases in the municipality of Lajes and three in the municipality of Madalena. Santa Maria registered 11 new cases in Vila do Porto. The island of Flores registered two new cases in the municipality of Santa Cruz and two in the municipality of Lajes. In turn, the island of São Jorge registered two new cases in the municipality of Velas. The island of Corvo also registered one case.
Hospitalisations:
There are 21 patients hospitalised, 18 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital on the island of São Miguel (two in intensive care), two at the Horta Hospital and one at the Intensive Care Unit of the Santo Espírito Hospital of Terceira island.
Recoveries:
A total of 327 recoveries were registered.
10th January
247 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 165 on the island of São Miguel, 51 on the island of Terceira, 14 on the island of Faial, eight on the island of Santa Maria, four on the island of Pico, two on the island of Graciosa, two on the island of São Jorge and one on the island of Flores, following 1,412 tests.
On the island of São Miguel, 84 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 45 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 18 in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, 10 in the municipality of Lagoa, four in the municipality of Nordeste and four in the municipality of Povoação.
The island of Terceira registered 23 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 28 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória.
The island of Faial registered 14 new cases in the municipality of Horta.
On the island of Santa Maria, there are eight new cases in the municipality of Vila do Porto.
The island of Pico registered three new positive cases in the municipality of Madalena and one in the municipality of Lajes.
The island of Graciosa registered two new cases in the municipality of Santa Cruz and the island of São Jorge also registered two new positive cases in the municipality of Velas.
On the island of Flores, three new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Lajes.
Hospitalisations:
There are 24 patients hospitalised, 20 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada (three in intensive care), two at the Horta Hospital and two at the Santo Espírito Hopital of Terceira Island.
Recoveries:
A total of 277 recoveries were registered.
11th January
268 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 119 on the island of São Miguel, 82 on the island of Terceira, 28 on the island of Faial, 26 on the island of Pico, seven on the island of São Jorge, three on the island of Santa Maria and three on the island of Flores, following 1,316 tests.
On the island of São Miguel, 69 new positive cases were registered in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, 27 in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, 11 in the municipality of Lagoa, seven in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, four in the municipality of Povoação and one in the municipality of Nordeste.
The island of Terceira registered 47 new positive cases in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo and 35 in the municipality of Praia da Vitória.
The island of Faial registered 28 new cases in the municipality of Horta.
The island of Pico registered 20 new positive cases in the municipality of Lajes and six in the municipality of Madalena.
On the island of São Jorge, four new cases were identified in the municipality of Velas and three in Calheta.
On the island of Santa Maria, there are three new cases in the municipality of Vila do Porto.
On the island of Flores, two new cases were registered in the municipality of Santa Cruz and one in the municipality of Lajes.
Hospitalisations:
There are 25 patients hospitalised, 21 of them at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada (three in intensive care), two at the Horta Hospital and two at the Santo Espírito Hospital of Terceira Island.
Recoveries:
A total of 337 recoveries were registered.
Current situation:
The archipelago currently registers 2,615 active positive cases: 1,796 on the island of São Miguel, 483 on the island of Terceira, 222 on the island of Terceira, 54 on the island of Pico, 23 on the island of Santa Maria, 15 on the island of Flores, 15 on the island of São Jorge, six on the island of Graciosa and one on the island of Corvo.
From December 31st, 2020, to January 5th, 2022, 418,394 doses of the vaccine against covid-19 were administered in the Azores, with 85.2% of the population having currently completed primary vaccination, and 44,032 people have already received the booster dose (18.6%).
Vaccination Centres
The Azores has four vaccination centres open
As of last Monday, four vaccination centres against Covid-19 have opened, two in São Miguel, in an open house regime, and two on the island of Terceira, by appointment only.
The Portas do Mar vaccination centre, in Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel, had already reopened on the previous Thursday, in an open house regime, with more than 1,000 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 having been administered in the first day.
As of today, vaccination centres are also open in the municipalities of Ribeira Grande (São Miguel), Angra do Heroísmo and Praia da Vitória (Terceira).
In Ribeira Grande, on the island of São Miguel, the vaccination centre will work at the Fernando Monteiro Pavilion, from Monday to Saturday, between 9:00 am and 12:15 pm and between 1:00 pm and 5:30 pm.
Vaccination with a booster dose against Covid-19 is available, with prior appointment or in an open house regime, for people over 50 years old, as well as flu vaccination for people over 60 years old.
On the island of Terceira, two vaccination centres will operate, but only “with an appointment by the health centres”.
Booster vaccination against Covid-19 will be available in these centres for people over 50 years of age or for those over 18, in the case of the Janssen vaccine, as well as first doses for people over 12 years of age.
Those over 60 can also be vaccinated against the flu in these spaces.
In Angra do Heroísmo, the vaccination centre will work again in the multipurpose pavilion of Vinha Brava, from Monday to Friday, between 8:30 am and 7:00 pm.
In Praia da Vitória, vaccination takes place in the martial arts pavilion, next to the Municipal Stadium, from Monday to Friday, between 8:15 am and 2:15 pm.
The Portas do Mar vaccination centre, in Ponta Delgada, is open from Monday to Saturday, between 9 am and 7 pm.