Azores Situation Report Wednesday 9th June 2021
From our colleague in the Azores
Daily Totals
Saturday 5th June
23 new positive cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in the Azores, all in São Miguel, in a context of community transmission, resulting from 1,977 tests carried out in reference laboratories in the Region and one in an unconventional laboratory.
The municipality of Ribeira Grande registered 13 cases (four in Rabo de Peixe, one in Matriz, three in Maia, three in Fenais da Ajuda, one in Ribeira Seca and one in São Brás). In the municipality of Ponta Delgada there were six new cases (three in Fajã de Baixo, one in São José, one in São Roque and one in Fajã de Cima). In the municipality of Lagoa, two new cases were diagnosed (one in Santa Cruz and one in Água de Pau). In the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo there were two new cases, both in São Pedro.
There was a total of 24 recoveries.
Sunday 6th June
22 new positive cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in the Azores, all in São Miguel, resulting from 2,975 tests carried out in reference laboratories in the Region. One of the diagnosed cases refers to a traveller with a positive test on the 6th day, and the rest are in the context of community transmission.
The municipality of Ribeira Grande registered 13 cases (three in Rabo de Peixe, two in Matriz, one in Pico da Pedra, one in Conceição, one in Porto Formoso and five in Maia). In the municipality of Ponta Delgada there were seven new cases (one case for each of the parishes of São José, São Pedro, Capelas, São Roque, Fajã de Cima, Fajã de Baixo and Pilar da Brittany). In the municipality of Lagoa, a new case was diagnosed in Água de Pau.
There was a total of 31 recoveries.
Monday 7th June
26 new positive cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in the Azores, all on the island of São Miguel, following 959 tests carried out in the reference laboratories of the Region. Two of these cases refer to travellers who tested positive upon arrival, a resident and a non-resident. All the other cases are related to the context of community transmission.
The municipality of Ribeira Grande registered 15 cases (six in Rabo de Peixe, five in Maia, two in Porto Formoso, one in Ribeirinha and one in Ribeira Seca). In the municipality of Ponta Delgada, there were nine new cases (four in São Pedro, and one in each of the parishes of Fajã de Baixo, Livramento, São Sebastião, Arrifes and Fenais da Luz). In the municipality of Lagoa, a new case was diagnosed in the parish of Rosário, and in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo a new case was reported in the parish of São Miguel.
No recoveries registered today.
Tuesday 8th June
19 new positive cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in the Azores, one on the island of Faial and 18 on the island of São Miguel, following 2,760 tests carried out in the reference laboratories of the Region, and one in an independent laboratory. Three of the cases are related to travellers who tested positive on the 6th day and the remaining cases were registered in the context of community transmission.
On the island of Faial, the positive case was diagnosed in the parish of Feteira, municipality of Horta, concerning a traveller, resident, who tested positive on the 6th day.
On the island of São Miguel, there are 16 new cases in the context of community transmission and two involving travellers, non-residents, who tested positive upon arrival. The municipality of Ribeira Grande registered 10 cases (four in Rabo de Peixe, four in Conceição and two in Porto Formoso). There are eight new cases in the municipality of Ponta Delgada (three in São Pedro, two in São Roque, two in Fenais da Luz and one in São Sebastião).
Also there was a total of 53 recoveries have been registered and as of today 10 patients are in hospital, all at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada, with three of them in intensive care.
The archipelago currently has 260 active positive cases: 259 on the island of São Miguel and one on the island of Faial. There are no active local transmission chains and 203 have been extinguished so far. There were 1,375 people under active surveillance yesterday.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5,742 positive cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed in the Azores and 5,319 people recovered from the disease. There were 33 deaths, 79 people who left the archipelago and 51 cases with history of previous cure. Up to now, 523,236 tests have been carried out in the archipelago for SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19 disease.
Since December 31st, 2020 and until June 4th, 146,999 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in the Azores, corresponding to 92,036 people aged 16 years or more who received the first dose, and 54,963 people who received both doses, under the Regional Vaccination Plan.