Case record coronavirus continues to record the Portugal, with 26,867 new infections in the last 24 hours, from 17,172 yesterday, however at the same time the number of deaths from Covid-19 has dropped to very low levels, compared to the beginning of 2021.
The DGS health service recorded only 12 deaths today (from 19 yesterday) while the number of patients admitted to intensive care units remains constant, at 151, transmits the APE-MPE.
At the end of January, the number of deaths exceeded 300 daily and more than 900 patients were treated in intensive care units.
The country with the highest vaccination rates in the world
Portugal has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, with around 87% of its population fully vaccinated.
The incidence of 14 days increased today to 923 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, from 804 on Tuesday. Health Minister Marta Temido estimates that the cases could reach as high as 37,000 a day in the first week of January, although the measures recently imposed are expected to have some effect. Before Christmas, the government closed bars and nightclubs and imposed telework for at least two weeks.
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