The Algarve region has already “reached the occupancy alert threshold” of intensive care beds intended for covid-19 patients, while the whole of mainland Portugal has 56% of beds occupied, indicate the “red lines” of the pandemic released this Friday -market.
"The number of covid-19 cases hospitalized in Intensive Care Units (ICU) on the continent showed a growing trend, corresponding to 56% (in the previous week it was 50%) of the defined critical value of 255 occupied beds", indicates the pandemic risk analysis, realizing that 08 patients were hospitalized in the ICU on December 142
The weekly report of the Directorate-General of Health (DGS) and the National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) advances that in the last week there was a growing number of patients admitted to the ICU, 11% more compared to the previous week.
According to the report, the Central and Northern regions have an occupation as a percentage of the alert level above the threshold of 66%, translating a moderate occupation.
The North region has an occupation of 69% in UCI, the Center has 79%, Lisbon and Vale do Tejo 36% and Alentejo 36%.
The “red lines” highlight that the Algarve region has reached the UCI occupation alert threshold, having already reached 100%.
The age group with the highest number of cases of covid-19 admitted to the ICU is between 60 and 79 years old, totaling 92 cases in this age group, in which a growing trend can be observed from the first weeks of October.
“In recent weeks, the age group 40-59 years old has also shown a growing trend”, indicates this document.
In Portugal, since March 2020, 18.626 people have died and 1.185.036 cases of infection have been recorded, according to data from the General Directorate of Health.
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