21 new cases for Madeira.

The Regional Health Directorate today reported 21 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in RAM. With these new cases, the region now counts 8,433 confirmed cases.

This is 1 case imported from Poland and 20 cases of local transmission, most of which are already associated with positive case contacts. Epidemiological investigations are ongoing.

There are now 38 more recovered cases to report. RAM now accounts for 7,999 recovered cases.

There are 363 active cases, of which 16 are imported cases and 347 are locally transmitted.

Regarding the isolation of active cases, it should be noted that 15 people are hospitalized at the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital (13 people in Polyvalent Units and 2 in the Intensive Care Unit dedicated to covid-19) and 22 people are in isolation in a dedicated hotel unit, the rest remaining in their own accommodation.

From Jornal Madeira