This is a new maximum of daily cases reported by the Regional Health Directorate (DRS).
There are 99 new positive cases to report this Sunday in Madeira. This is a new maximum daily number and the Region has reached 2,000 confirmed cases of covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.
Of these 99 new cases, six cases are imported (2 from the United Kingdom, 1 from Germany, 1 from Brazil, 1 from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region and 1 from the North of Portugal) and 93 cases of local transmission, most already associated with contacts of positive cases.
Regarding the isolation of active cases, 35 people are isolated in a dedicated hotel unit, 719 in their own accommodation and 45 people are currently hospitalized (40 in the Multipurpose Unit and five in the Intensive Care Unit dedicated to the covid-19).
On the other hand, today there are 34 more recovered cases to report and the accounts are 799 active cases, of which 168 are imported cases and 631 are cases of local transmission.