16 new positive cases today.

These are 3 imported cases (from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Switzerland) and 13 cases of local transmission, all associated with contacts of positive cases previously identified.

Three of the cases of local transmission identified today relate to children, aged between 10 and 14, who attend educational establishments in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos, whose contingency plans are active.

There are 13 recovered patients, which now totals 169 active cases. 61 suspected cases are under study.