Azores Situation Report Wednesday 26th October 2022
From our colleague in the Azores
Covid-19
In the seven days from Friday 14th of October until Thursday 20th of October there were 111 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,752 tests performed. 123 people have recovered, and one new death has been recorded with the total at 118. There are 137 active cases, 12 fewer than the previous week.
There are 7 patients in the region’s hospitals as of 21st of October with Covid, two of which are in hospital because of Covid. There are no patients in the ICU.
121143 people in the region have had Covid, that’s over 50% of the population.
There was a lack of electricity in several areas of the island of São Miguel last weekend
According to EDA – Electricidade dos Açores, the lack of electricity supply was due to a technical failure at the Caldeirão Power Station.
Several areas of the island of São Miguel were, at the beginning of this Sunday night, temporarily without electricity supply.
Isabel Barata, from EDA, explains that the lack of electricity was due to a technical problem at the Caldeirão Power Station, which forced 16 lines to be disconnected across the island.
The power supply, interrupted at 7:40 pm, was eventually restored at 8:01 pm. “At 20:01 the lines were all connected, and the line that was disconnected the longest was for 20 minutes”, said Isabel Barata.
The interruption of electricity supply affected areas in Livramento, Porto Formoso, Rabo de Peixe, Capelas and São Vicente, among other locations.
Azores create birth support of 1500 euros in municipalities with population loss
The Government of the Azores will create a birth support program, called “Nascer Mais”, to combat the depopulation of some municipalities in the region, through the attribution of support of 1,500 euros per child.
“The financial support translates into the provision of a ‘plafond’ of 1,500 euros to be used in any pharmacy in the region, for the purchase of a set of products and goods intended to promote the well-being of the child”.