Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 6th October 2021
By Daniel Fernandes
Covid-19 update
There were 87 new Covid-19 cases, 72 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago.
On Wednesday, there were 14 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 8 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 5, 1 of whom was in intensive care.
On Thursday, there were 22 new Covid-19 cases (5 imported cases – 3 from the UK, 1 from France and 1 from the Netherlands & 17 cases of local transmission) and 7 recoveries.
On Friday, there were 9 new Covid-19 cases (4 imported cases – 2 from the UK, 2 from the USA and 1 from Lithuania) & 5 cases of local transmission) and 10 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to to 7, 1 of whom was in intensive care.
On Saturday, there were 11 new Covid-19 cases (3 imported cases – 2 from the USA and 1 from the UK & 8 cases of local transmission) and 11 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 8, 1 of whom was in intensive care.
On Sunday, there were 14 new Covid-19 cases (2 imported cases – 1 from France and 1 from Germany & 12 cases of local transmission) and 11 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 7 and there were no patients in intensive care.
On Monday, there were 7 new Covid-19 cases (1 imported case from Bulgaria & 6 cases of local transmission) and 16 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital remained the same as the day before.
And on Tuesday, there were 10 new Covid-19 cases (3 imported cases – 2 from Venezuela and 1 from Southern Region & 7 cases of local transmission) and 9 recoveries. There were 7 patients in hospital, none of whom in intensive care.
There were 120 active cases on Tuesday, of which 22 had been imported while the other 98 cases had been a result of local transmission. As of Tuesday, there had been 11,781 cases, 11,586 recoveries and 75 deaths.
On Tuesday, there were 18 patients in isolation in a dedicated hotel, 95 patients in isolation in their own accommodation and 7 patients in hospital, none of whom was in intensive care.
On the same day, there were 140 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 36,720 travellers under monitoring by the health authorities. Monitoring is being carried out through the ‘MadeiraSafe’ app. There were also 238 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, 313,455 samples had been collected until Tuesday (at 15h30).
As for Covid-19 rapid antigen tests, a total of 334,685 tests had been carried out by September 27th, 260,474 of which as part of mass testing campaigns. By Tuesday, 645,452 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 373 calls in the last 7 days. Overall, it had received 64,911 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 17 calls in the last 7 days. Overall, it has received 3,883 calls.
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Flu Vaccination started on Friday
The annual flu vaccination campaign started on Friday in the Madeira archipelago. A total of 68,000 flu vaccine doses were purchased. These vaccines will be administered in Madeira’s Vaccination Centres (Centros de Vacinação) and in health centres.
New direct flights between Madeira and New York
Miguel Albuquerque, President of the Madeira Regional Government, announced on Friday there will be two weekly flights between Madeira and New York’s JFK Airport. The flights will be operated by SATA (an Azorean airline) between November 29th and March 23rd. The aim will be to target the highly sought-after US market and to allow Madeirans to fly directly to New York.