Azores Situation Report Wednesday 7th September 2022
– From our colleague in the Azores
Covid-19
In the seven days from Friday 26th August until Thursday 1st September there were 296 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,975 tests performed. 436 people have recovered, and no new deaths have been recorded with the total still at 117 There are 305 active cases, 141 fewer than the previous week.
There are 16 patients in the region’s hospitals as of 2nd September with Covid, 2 patients are in hospital because of Covid. There is one patient in the ICU.
119825 people in the region have had Covid, that’s over 49% of the population.
GNR identifies eight people and 24 vehicles for “illegal rent-a-car” in the Azores
The GNR identified, in the Azores, between 1st and 31st of August, eight men who “promoted the illegal rental of passenger vehicles” and located 24 vehicles without permission for rent-a-car activity.
Hurricane Danielle does not pass through the Azores but should cause rain and wind
Hurricane Danielle will not cross the Azores and should lose its tropical characteristics, but an associated frontal system can cause rain and wind in the archipelago with gusts on Friday and Saturday.
In a statement, the Centre for Forecasting and Meteorological Surveillance of the Azores of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) explains that “in the next 72 hours”, the hurricane “loses its tropical characteristics, becoming an extratropical depression with an associated frontal system”.
The passage of this frontal system in the Azores, on Friday and Saturday, should “cause some precipitation and wind with gusts of up to 60 kilometres per hour”, he adds.
According to the IPMA, today, at 15:00, Hurricane Danielle, category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, “was 1,475 kilometres west-northwest (WNW) of the Azores”.
“Hurricane Danielle will move slowly to the north-northeast (NNE), not crossing the Azores Archipelago”, concludes the IPMA. 
On Sunday, the IPMA reported that Tropical Cyclone Danielle had intensified, becoming a Category 1 hurricane again, but “a little further away from the archipelago”.
The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to measure the intensity of a hurricane and ranges from 1 to 5, with 5 being the most intense.
Azores Region Resolution
The Azores region has fallen in line with the rest of the country with regards to mask wearing. The region stays at ‘Alert’ level. The resolution can be seen here:- https://jo.azores.gov.pt/#/ato/ce426ca6-a03f-4427-879d-b57168245207