Situation Report Azores – 24th August 2022 – From our colleague in the Azores
Covid-19
In the seven days from Friday 12th August until Thursday 18th August there were 411 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,923 tests performed. 416 people have recovered, and no new deaths have been recorded with the total still at 117 There are 446 active cases, 7 fewer than the previous week.
There are 13 patients in the region’s hospitals as of 19th August with Covid, 2 patients are in hospital because of Covid. There are no patients in the ICU.
119086 people in the region have had Covid, that’s over 49% of the population.
Seven islands in the Azores under yellow warning due to precipitation
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) has placed seven islands in the Azores (western and central groups) under yellow warning, between Tuesday and Wednesday, due to the forecast of sometimes heavy precipitation.
In a press release, the IPMA adds that, on the islands of the western group (Flores and Corvo) “rainfall is sometimes expected”, which can “be accompanied by thunderstorms”, from 00:00 to 18:00 local time (19:00 in Lisbon) today.
On the islands of the central group (Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico and Faial), the same notice takes place between 00:00 and 21:00 on Wednesday.
The yellow warning (the least serious of a scale of three) is issued by the IPMA whenever there is a risk situation for certain activities depending on the weather situation.
SATA breaks daily passenger transport record
The SATA group, made up of operators SATA Air Azores and Azores Airlines, recorded a new daily record for passenger transport on Saturday, with 10,961 people, revealed the company.