Madeira registers 59 new cases and 67 recovered

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This Thursday, Madeira registers 59 more positive cases of covid-19, all of which are locally transmitted. In addition, 67 more recovered have to be accounted for, so the total number of active cases, at the moment, is 1,545.

According to the bulletin issued by the Regional Health Directorate, to date 62 deaths associated with covid-19 have been recorded.

Among the 1,545 active cases, 34 are imported and the rest concern infections with local transmission. Regarding their isolation, 45 people are admitted to the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital, 4 of which are in the Intensive Care Unit. In addition to these, 32 people are isolated in a hotel and the rest remain at home.

The health authorities are studying 236 situations that are related to travelers identified at the airport, contacts with positive cases or other situations reported to the SRS24 line or to SESARAM.

It should be noted that 1,716 people are being followed up as contacts of positive cases in the various municipalities of Madeira and Porto Santo. There are also 3,848 travelers who are accompanied through the MadeiraSafe application.

The total number of contacts for the SRS24 Line (800 24 24 20) now amounts to 38,806 calls and the Psychological Support Line of the Regional Health Department (291 212 399) counts to date 2,899 calls.

From Diário Notícias