Todays data, just released from the epidemiological bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) shows 19 new cases of Covid-19 in the Algarve over the weekend.
Most cases in the Algarve in the last few days are related to known transmission chains, already under investigation, in the municipalities of Vila Real de Santo António, Castro Marim, São Brás de Alportel and Olhão. One of known chains relates to a care home in Olhão, which has been confirmed as having three new cases.
It has also been reported that there is an outbreak in the Roma community of Portimão.
In the whole of Portugal, the number of new cases since Friday was 425, less than what has been reported in recent days.
Unfortunately, data also shows four more deaths in Portugal from the coronavirus, three in the North and one in Lisbon and the Tagus Valley. The cumulative total of deaths since the start of the pandemic is now 1931.
