MADEIRA BREAKS RECORD WITH 54 NEW CASES

Today there are 54 new positive cases. These are 4 imported cases (2 from the United Kingdom, 1 from Switzerland and 1 from the North of Portugal) and 50 cases of local transmission, most of which are already associated with contacts or contexts of previously identified positive cases. Epidemiological investigations are still ongoing.

There are 391 active cases, of which 110 are imported cases and 281 are cases of local transmission.

Regarding the isolation of active cases, 63 people are isolated in a dedicated hotel unit, 306 in their own accommodation and 22 people are currently hospitalized, 21 in the Multipurpose Unit and 1 in the Intensive Care Unit dedicated to the covid-19.

There are also 10 recovered cases to report.

From Jornal Madeira