• On 9 and 10 May, new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last seven days were the lowest since the beginning of 2021, corresponding to a daily average of 326 and 328 new cases, respectively. After the highest value reached on 27 January – a daily average of 12,891 new cases – this indicator generally declined, although with occasional increases between 16 March and 24 April. On 10 May 2021, the 14-day incidence rate of COVID-19 was 49 new cases per 100 thousand inhabitants.
• On 5 May 2021, date of the last data update per municipality, there were 54 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (last 14 days) per 100 thousand inhabitants in Portugal. Compared to the previous two weeks, the incidence rate declined, and the territorial concentration of new cases stabilised. The number of municipalities with 14-day cumulative incidence values below 120 new cases per 100 thousand inhabitants has been increasing overall since the beginning of February – there were 19 municipalities on 9 February and 272 on 5 May.
• In 185 municipalities the number of deaths between 29 March and 25 April was equal to or lower than the corresponding reference period, four municipalities less than in the previous week.
• At the regional level, it should be noted that in the four weeks ending on 25 April, only Região Autónoma dos Açores recorded a higher number of deaths than the same period in the previous year (+3.3%), while Norte (-6.6%) and Alentejo (-5.6%) regions recorded the largest reductions.
• Within the framework of Statistics Portugal's Statslab, the data on population mobility indicates an overall increase in mobility levels from the second week of February onwards, which was accentuated following the gradual lifting of restrictive measures and the reopening of schools.