Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 1st September 2021
by Daniel Fernandes
Covid-19 update
There were 167 new Covid-19 cases, 309 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. There was a big fall in the number of active cases and a big increase in the number of recoveries.
On Wednesday, there were 25 new Covid-19 cases (1 imported case from the UK and 24 cases of local transmission) and 36 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 7, 2 PF whom were in intensive care.
On Thursday, there were 30 new Covid-19 cases (10 imported cases – 5 from the UK, 2 from France, 1 from the Netherlands, 1 from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region and 1 from Northern Region & 20 cases of local transmission) and 34 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 5, 1 of whom was in intensive care.
On Friday, there were 21 new Covid-19 cases (7 imported cases – 4 from the UK and 3 from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region & 14 cases of local transmission) and 40 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital remained the same as the day before (5) and none were in intensive care.
On Saturday, there were 21 new Covid-19 cases (7 imported cases – 3 from the UK, 1 from Croatia, 2 from Northern Region and 1 from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region & 14 cases of local transmission) and 57 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital remained the same as the day before (5).
On Sunday, there were 24 new Covid-19 cases (9 imported cases – 4 from the UK, 4 from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region and 1 from Northern Region & 15 cases of local transmission) and 57 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital remained the same as the day before (5), none of whom were in intensive care.
On Monday, there were 17 new Covid-19 cases (3 imported cases – 1 from Germany, 1 from the UK and 1 from Northern Region & 14 cases of local transmission) and 45 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 4, none of whom were in intensive care.
And on Tuesday, there were 29 new Covid-19 cases (7 imported cases – 4 from the UK, 1 from the Canary Islands, 1 from France and 1 from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region & 22 cases of local transmission) and 40 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 3, none of whom were in intensive care.
There were 231 active cases on Tuesday, of which 55 had been imported while the other 176 cases had been a result of local transmission. As of Tuesday, there had been 11,284 cases, 10,978 recoveries and 75 deaths.
On Tuesday, there were 56 patients in isolation in a dedicated hotel, 172 patients in isolation in their own accommodation and 3 patients in hospital, none of whom were in intensive care.
On the same day, there were 98 suspected cases under epidemiological investigation and analysis, which were all linked to patients who tested positive for Covid-19, to calls made to the SRS24 helpline, to referrals by SESARAM (Madeira Regional Health Service) and to airport screening.
There were 40,133 travellers under monitoring by the health authorities. Monitoring is being carried out through the ‘MadeiraSafe’ app. There were also 557 people, who had contact with positive cases, being monitored by the health authorities of several Madeira municipalities and of Porto Santo.
As for Covid-19 testing on passengers who had arrived at Funchal and Porto Santo airports, 299,583 samples had been collected until Tuesday (at 15h30). By Tuesday, 594,612 samples from RT-PCR tests had been processed in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
The SRS 24 helpline (Regional Health Service – 800 24 24 20) received 663 calls in the last 7 days. Overall, it had received 62,559 calls.
The Covid-19 mental health helpline (Linha de Acompanhamento Psicológico da Direção Regional de Saúde – 291 212 399 – available every day from 09h00 to 21h00), which was set up to provide emotional and mental support to anyone in Madeira received 14 calls in the last 7 days. Overall, it has received 3,842 calls.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/08/25/25-novos-casos-de-covid-19-36-recuperados-196-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/08/28/covid-19-21-novos-casos-40-recuperados-150-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/08/29/24-novos-casos-de-covid-19-na-madeira-nas-ultimas-24-horas/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/08/31/29-novos-casos-de-covid-19-22-sao-de-transmissao-local/
Covid-19 vaccination update
On August 28th, a shipment of 35,100 Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses arrived in Funchal.
As of August 29th, a total of 360,389 Covid-19 vaccine doses (197,206 1st doses & 181,470 2nd doses/full vaccination) had been administered since the start of the campaign on December 31st. This means that on that day, 78% of the population had been administered the first vaccine dose while 71% of the population had been fully vaccinated.
A total of 8,167 vaccine doses (2,811 1st doses & 6,276 2nd doses/full vaccination) were administered in the week up to August 29th.
The plan for this week is to continue to inoculate the population throughout the Region.
According to a real-time Covid-19 vaccination tracker, 78.77% of the Region’s population (197,762) have been administered 1 vaccine dose while 72.29% of the population (181,484) have been fully vaccinated.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/08/28/mais-35-100-vacinas-da-pfizer-chegaram-a-madeira/
https://web.sesaram.pt/COVID19_INFO
143rd Anniversary of the Madeira Regional Command of the PSP police force
Ireneu Barreto, the Representative of the Republic for the Madeira Region (Representante da República para a Região da Madeira), will lead the celebration ceremony of the 143rd anniversary of the Madeira Regional Command of the Public Security Police (Comando Regional da Polícia de Segurança Pública). Magina da Silva, the National Director of the PSP (Diretor Nacional da PSP), will also be attending the ceremony.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/08/31/ireneu-barreto-preside-amanha-a-dia-do-comando-da-psp/
HMS Scott docked in Funchal
HMS Scott, a British ocean survey vessel, docked in Funchal for refuelling on August 28th. It had sailed from Gibraltar. HMS Scott is “the largest survey vessel in Western Europe”, “the fifth largest vessel in the Royal Navy”, and “also has an auxiliary role as a mine countermeasures vessel”. She was “named for the famous Arctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott”.
Power cut
Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira (Madeira power supplier) announced there will be a power cut due to planned work on the electricity supply network. This work cannot be postponed and will take place in the following day and place:
CÂMARA DE LOBOS
September 1st – 09h00 to 12h00
– Caminho do Ilhéu
However, power could be restored during the time frame mentioned above. So, for safety purposes, it should be assumed that there will be power at any time during this period of time.
If necessary, customers can contact the free Customer Support Service number (Serviço de Apoio ao Cliente): 800 221 187.