LISBON – Portuguese hospitals reported on Sunday (Jan. 16) that 80 people were hospitalized for complications arising from COVID-19, bringing the country’s total number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations to 1,813, the highest since Mar. 3, 2021.
According to the epidemiological bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), five more patients were referred to intensive care units, taking the number of people now in serious condition to 168, the highest number since Aug. 12, 2021.
In the last 24 hours, Portugal recorded 32,271 new COVID-19 cases and another 33 deaths, bringing the country’s total infections and fatalities to 1,884,974 and 19,303 respectively, since March 2020.
According to DGS, Portugal has already administered 20 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19. The number of people who have been fully vaccinated surpassed 8.8 million, or 90% of the country’s population. (Xinhua) – bny
