SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 9 mar-2021

March . 09 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 11/18 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Estimated time of survival for businesses in the absence of additional support measures In case of no additional support measures and under the current circumstances, the enterprises estimate that they will be able to stay in business: • For less than a month: 2%; • Between one to two months: 11%; • Between three to six months: 19%; • More than six months: 68%. In the first half of April 2020, the percentage of enterprises that reported being able to subsist for more than six months was 25%. Accommodation and food services is the most affected sector, with 37% of businesses only able to subsist for a period of two months or less. COVID-19: a territorial view on demographic context and territorial expression of the pandemic • On the 24 th of February 2021, there were 8,917 new cases in the last 7 days, corresponding to a daily average of 1,274 new cases and also the lowest since the 13 th October 2020; • Since the 28 th of January, there has been a progressive decrease in the number of new confirmed cases in the last 7 days; • The 14-day incidence rate of COVID-19 was 227 cases per 100,000 population. This rate had reached a maximum on the 29 th of January (1,667); Number of new confirmed cases (last 7 days) of infection by SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and respective rate of change, Portugal, per day (10/3/2020 to 24/2/2021) Note: The number of new cases includes the +4,375 confirmed cases resulting from the historical update released by the Directorate-General of Health in the COVID-19 Status Report made available on 16 November (data on the situation up to 15 November) with impact on the new cases in the last 7 days for the period 15-21 November. The dates marked on the graph axis correspond to Sundays. More information available at: Fast and exceptional enterprise survey - COVID-19 – February 2021 (26 February 2021)