Last week, the number of municipalities at the highest level of extreme risk of transmission was 119 and went down to 14. There 3 the Beja district: Aljustrel, Ferreira do Alentejo and Moura.
This Monday's data, released by the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), that concern the 14 days between 3 and 16 Feb. (report pages 3 a 6: https://covid19.min-saude.pt/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/357_DGS_boletim_20210222.pdf) account for an abrupt drop in the number of municipalities with a higher risk of transmission, that is, with more than 960 cases by 100 thousand.
A week ago they were 119 counties in this situation. Are now 14: Aljustrel, Arroches, Boticas, Castanheira de Pera, Castelo de Vide, Ferreira do Alentejo, Hawk, Manteigas, Monchique, Moura, Penela, Resende, Rio Maio, Sernancelhe and Setúbal.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
