Azores Situation Report Wednesday 15th December 2021
From our colleague in the Azores
Covid -19
Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 8th of December there have been 161 new cases of Covid-19 registered, 9 fewer than last week, and 151 recoveries, 28 more than last week.
Admissions:
As of today, there are four inpatients, three at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital, in Ponta Delgada, and one at the Santo Espírito Hospital, in Angra do Heroísmo, none of them in intensive care.
Current situation:
As of yesterday, the archipelago currently has 284 active positive cases, 232 in São Miguel, 40 in Terceira, four in Faial, three in Pico, two in Corvo, two in Flores and one in Santa Maria.
From 31st December 2020 until 7th December, 175,830 people were vaccinated in the Azores with the first dose (74.3 percent) and 197,309 with full vaccination (83.4 percent), under the Regional Vaccination Plan. To date, 18,244 users have received a booster of the vaccine (3rd dose).
Azores Airlines will link New York to the Azores from June 2022
Azores Airlines will start connecting, from June 4th to October 28th, 2022, New York to the Azores, with connections on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, between Ponta Delgada and the North American city.
Departures from Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel, are scheduled for the end of the day, at 18:00, with arrival in New York at 19:55 local time.
Returning flights will leave New York at 21:20 and arrive in Ponta Delgada the following day, at 06:25.
SATA has said that reservations are already available and can be made through the airline (‘online’ or at any point of sale) or through travel agencies.
Vaccinating Children
The Regional Government of the Azores has not yet taken a decision on the vaccination of children against covid-19, revealed today the Secretary of Health, reiterating that the priority is the completion of the booster dose.
The decision would not be taken until the process of vaccinating the most vulnerable with the booster dose has been concluded.
Information for travellers wanting to go to the Azores can find useful information for travellers who wat to go there can be found, here: –
https://destinoseguro.azores.gov.pt/?page_id=8908