Madeira Situation Report 5th May 2021
by our Special Correspondent, Daniel Fernandes
Covid-19 update.
There were 64 new Covid-19 cases, 58 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. There have been no deaths from Covid-19 for over 0 days.
On Saturday, there were 17 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from Switzerland and 16 cases of local transmission) and 20 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 14, 4 of whom were in intensive care.
On Sunday, there were 22 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 14 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 15, 4 of whom were in intensive care.
On Monday, there were 9 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from France, 1 passenger who had arrived from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region and 7 cases of local transmission) and 13 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 13, 4 of whom were in intensive care.
And on Tuesday, there were 16 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 11 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital remained at 16, 4 of whom were in intensive care.
There were 267 active cases on Friday, of which 14 had been imported while the other 247 cases had been a result of local transmission. As of Tuesday, there had been 9,035 cases, 8,697 recoveries and 71 deaths.
On Tuesday, there were 25 patients in isolation in a dedicated hotel, 226 patients in isolation in their own accommodation and 16 patients in Covid-19 units, 4 of whom in intensive care.
On the same day, there were 97 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 9,026 travellers under monitoring by the health authorities. Monitoring is being carried out through the ‘MadeiraSafe’ app. There were also 627 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, 193,012 samples had been collected until Tuesday (at 15h30). By Tuesday, 388,918 samples from RT-PCR tests had been processed and 46,371 antigen rapid tests had been carried out in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
The SRS 24 helpline (Regional Health Service – 800 24 24 20) received 406 calls from Friday to Tuesday. Overall, it has received 47,691 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 24 calls from Friday to Tuesday. Overall, it has received 3,459 calls.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/02/22-novos-casos-de-covid-19-14-recuperados-86-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/03/9-novos-casos-de-covid-19-13-recuperados-116-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/04/16-novos-casos-de-covid-19-11-recuperados-97-suspeitos/
Vaccination update.
A shipment of 23,400 Pfizer vaccine does arrived in the Region on Monday. So far, 105,297 Pfizer vaccine doses have been received.
As of May 2nd, 91,293 vaccine doses (68,897 1st doses & 22,396 2nd doses) had been administer in the Region. This means 27.1% of the population have been vaccinated with at least 1 dose of the vaccine, while 8.8% have been fully vaccinated. A total of 9,617 vaccine doses ( 8,817 1st doses & 800 2nd doses) were administered in the previous week.
On May 1st, 18 bed-ridden patients in Porto Santo were inoculated against Covid-19. Teams from the Porto Santo Fire Service and from the Porto Santo Health Centre transported them to the vaccination centre. So far, 1,008 vaccine doses (131 of which were 2nd doses) have been administered in Porto Santo. Planning for the vaccination of bed-ridden patients in the island of Madeira is underway, with the direct cooperation of the Fire Service in transporting them to the vaccination centres.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/03/chegaram-hoje-mais-23400-vacinas-da-pfizer-a-ram/
University of Madeira students to be tested on May 13th
Students from the University of Madeira (Universidade da Madeira) will be tested for Covid-19 on May 13th. This will be the second mass testing campaign on these students. The first mass testing campaign took place in April. The aim of the testing campaign is to ensure a safe return to teaching on campus. Testing will take place at Campus da Penteada, on the -2 floor (Piso -2), in a designated area at the car park.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/127248/Alunos_da_UMa_voltam_a_ser_testados_no_dia_13_de_maio
Power cut
Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira (Madeira power supplier) announced there will be power cuts due to planned work on the electricity supply network. These works cannot be postponed.
FUNCHAL – May 6th – 09h00 to 11h00
– Estrada da Vitória (numbers 28 to 37)
– Caminho da Ribeira dos Socorridos (numbers 4 to 34)
– Caminho das Quebradas (numbers 43 to 80)
– Caminho das Quebradas de Baixo (number 1)
– Caminho da Lombada (numbers 47 to 118)
– Caminho da Cova do Til (numbers 2 to 50)
– Rua Pico da Lombada (numbers 1, 5, 18B, 28 and 44)
– Travessa de Santa Rita (number 13)
– Travessa do Pico da Lombada (numbers 4,8 and 18)
– Vereda do Pico da Lombada (number 10 to 38)
– Vereda do Pico da Lombada (Microprodutor)
– Levada dos Piornais (numbers 356 to 541)
– Beco de Santa Rita (number 16)
May 6th & 7th – 09h00 to 11h30 & 14h00 to 16h00
– Caminho dos 3 Paus à Viana (numbers 7 to 204)
– Travessa da Viana (numbers 7 to 38)
– Travessa dos Três Paus (numbers 3 to 81)
– Vereda da Viana (numbers 18 to 50)
– Escadinhas da Viana (number 11 to 20)
– Impasse dos Três Paus (numbers 1 to 21)
May 7th – 0h00 to 07h00
– Rua da Urbanização da Torrinha (numbers 4 to 19)
– Rua da Carne Azeda (numbers 28 to 91)
– Rua da Cidade do Cabo (numbers 4, 10, 12 and 24)
– Rua do Dr. Ângelo Augusto da Silva (numbers 26 and 28)
– Rua Nova do Til (numbers 3 to 24)
– Rua do Padre Lopes (numbers 1 and 2)
– Rua do Til
– Rua da Torrinha (numbers 52 and 54)
– Beco do Sales
– Beco do Sousa (numbers 1 to 8)
– Travessa do Costa Dias
– Travessa das Voltas (numbers 3 to 23)
– Impasse 1 from Rua do Til (numbers 1 to 5)
– Bairro do Til
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 (Serviço de Apoio ao Cliente): 800 221 187.