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Portugal: COVID-19 - 62,813 cases, 1,855 deaths.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-he...-idUKKBN21M0J1
LISBON (Reuters) - Confirmed coronavirus cases in Portugal pushed past the 10,000 mark on Saturday as Health Minister Marta Temido urged citizens to step up their fight against the outbreak as there was still “no light at the end of the tunnel”.

“This fight is not a 100 meter race, it is a long marathon,” Temido told a news conference. “This is the time to balance fear and courage, courage to stay home, to continue helping others, to ask for help when we need it.”

Portugal has confirmed 10,524 coronavirus cases and 266 deaths, with health authorities expecting the outbreak to plateau at the end of May.

Portugal extended its state of emergency by another 15 days on Thursday, and tightened measures to restrict movements, especially during the normally busy Easter holiday period.
 
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https://covid19.min-saude.pt/ponto-d...l-em-portugal/
 
https://www.theportugalnews.com/news...-6-april/53651

Portugal registers a total of 311 deaths and 11,730 infected with coronavirus today.


Portugal today registered 311 deaths associated with covid-19, 16 more than on Sunday, and 11,730 infected (452 ??more), according to the epidemiological bulletin released by the Directorate-General for Health (DGS).

The epidemiological situation report, with data updated until 24:00 on Sunday, indicates that the North region is the one with the highest number of deaths (168), followed by the Center region (76), the region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (60) and the Algarve, with seven dead.

In relation to Sunday, when 295 deaths were registered, today there was an increase of 5.4% (plus 16).
 
Source: https://www.publico.pt/2020/04/13/s...de-inicio-surto-ha-31-mortes-portugal-1912071

Covid-19: there are 31 more deaths in Portugal. Cases rise 2.1%, the lowest rate since the outbreak began
It is the lowest rate of new case growth since the outbreak in Portugal. Between 1 and 12 April more tests were carried out than during the whole of March. The pandemic has already killed more than 112,000 people worldwide.
Claudia Carvalho Silva and In?s Cha??a
April 13, 2020, 12:37 pm updated at 13:48

Until Monday, Portugal registered a total of 535 deaths - 31 more than on Sunday - and 349 new cases of infection (a total of 16,934), corresponding to a growth of 2.1%, the growth rate lowest ever in Portugal. Even so, it should be borne in mind that the number of tests carried out was less than on other days: from Saturday to Sunday 5943 tests were carried out and from Sunday to Monday, 2941 tests were carried out. The figures were released this Monday in the epidemiological bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS).

The Minister of Health, Marta Temido, revealed during the daily press conference that from April 1 to December 12, more tests were carried out than during the whole month of March, with April 9 being the day when the most tests were carried out. done - from Thursday to Friday, 8406 tests were done and, on that day, the rate of confirmed cases was almost 8%. Between 1 and 12 April, 55% of the tests were carried out; between 1 and 31 March 45% of the tests had been carried out.

There are 1187 people hospitalized - ten more than on Sunday - and 188 people in intensive care units, 40 fewer than the day before. According to Marta Temido, 88.2% of people diagnosed with covid-19 are being treated at home, 7% are hospitalized (of which 5.9% are in the hospital ward) and 1.1% are in intensive care units. . In the last 24 hours, 40 people left intensive care units "mostly for general inpatient units". "The difference is justified above all for discharge from home," explained Marta Temido. The number of people recovered remains unchanged: there are 277. To be considered "cured", two negative tests are needed.
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The Minister of Health also mentioned that the fatality rate in Portugal is 3.2% and that, in people over 70 years old, it is 11.2%. Of the deaths recorded this Monday, 21 were SNS users over 80 years old. Of the 535 people who died in Portugal as a result of the covid-19, 86% were over 70 ...
 
Source: https://www.publico.pt/2020/04/14/s...s-portugal-ha-17448-casos-confirmados-1912219

Covid-19: there are 32 more deaths in Portugal. Northern region exceeds 10,000 confirmed cases

The second most affected region is Lisbon and the Tagus Valley, with 3994 confirmed cases and 102 victims. Across the country, and since the outbreak began, 347 people have been cured - 70 more people in just 24 hours, after two days with no change in this number.
In?s Cha??a, Jos? Volta e Pinto and S?nia Sapage
April 14, 2020, 12:37 PM

Until this Tuesday, Portugal recorded 567 deaths from covid-19 - 32 more than on Monday, which corresponds to a 6% growth. Since the beginning of March, 17,448 positive cases have been registered in Portugal - 514 new cases in the last 24 hours, which is equivalent to a 3% growth. The data were released on Tuesday in the epidemiological bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS).

There are 1227 people hospitalized, 218 of whom are in intensive care (30 more than on Monday). According to the Secretary of State for Health, Ant?nio Lacerda Sales, who spoke during the daily press conference with updated numbers, there are 1227 people hospitalized, 7% of the total cases, of which 1.2% are in intensive care and 5.8% in the ward. There are still 15,327 people undergoing home treatment.
 
https://www.reuters.com/article/heal...-idUSL5N2C34V4

LISBON, April 15 (Reuters) - Portugal’s coronavirus curve has flattened but the good news is still not enough for the country to lift lockdown measures and reopen its tourism-dependent, export-oriented economy, government ministers said on Wednesday.

Portugal has so far reported 18,091 cases and 599 deaths, far below more populous Spain, where more than 18,000 people have died. Health Secretary Antonio Sales said Portugal’s coronavirus death rate is 5.5% per 100,000 people, lower than in most European nations.
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https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-he...-idUKKBN2200JZ

Costa said the plan, which is likely to be announced on April 30, could limit the number of people visiting beaches across the country which are usually crowded during summer.

“This virus doesn’t hibernate in the summer,” Costa said. “Mass gatherings cannot happen. Municipalities will have to take necessary measures so that we can go to the beach without overcrowding.”

The country has so far reported 19,685 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and 687 deaths, well below neighbouring Spain.

Costa also said the use of masks could be made compulsory in schools, all of which have been closed since mid-March.
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20206 cases; 714 deaths: https://covid19.min-saude.pt/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/48_DGS_boletim_20200419.pdf
 
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