MADEIRA WITH 26 NEW CASES, 25 FROM LOCAL TRANSMISSION

26 new cases to report and 25 of these are from local transmission.

Six children and young people from Funchal, Câmara de Lobos and Calheta among those infected.

Today there are 9 more recovered cases to report. The Region now accounts for 561 recovered cases of covid-19.

Regarding the isolation of active cases, 32 people are isolated in a dedicated hotel unit, 155 in their own accommodation and 2 people are hospitalized – 1 in the Multipurpose Unit dedicated to covid-19 and 1 patient in the Intensive Care Unit dedicated to covid- 19.

There are still 98 new situations under study by the health authorities, 5 from the screening operation at Madeira airport and 93 related to contacts with positive cases, situations reported to the SRS24 line or by SESARAM, EPERAM. Epidemiological investigations are ongoing.

  1. The Region continues with two deaths associated with the disease.