SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 9 mar-2021

March . 09 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 13/18 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt • On the 16 th of February 2021, the date of the last update of data at the county level, the national 14-day cumulative incidence rate of COVID-19 (485) was surpassed by Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (743), Região Autónoma da Madeira (517) and Alentejo (507) - new cases registered in these three regions represented 53% of the total, with Área Metropolitana de Lisboa having the highest contribution at the regional level (43%); • Compared to the 9 th of February, there was a decrease in the cumulative incidence at 14 days in all regions of the country; 14-day cumulative incidence rate of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19, Portugal and NUTS 2 Note: The absence of values at the regional level on 1 and 8 November is due to the interruption in the dissemination of data at the municipality level in the COVID-19 Status reports. The dates marked on the graph axis correspond to Sundays until 8 November and then to the reference days associated with the 14-day cumulative incidence indicator that is now being released weekly by the Directorate-General of. • On the 16 th of February 2021, only 15 Portuguese municipalities were at extremely high risk (119 on the 9 th of February); • Compared to the previous week (9 th of February), 96% of the municipalities recorded a reduction of the cumulative incidence rate, including all municipalities of Área Metropolitana de Lisboa and Área Metropolitana do Porto, and only seven municipalities recorded an increase of the 14-day cumulative incidence rate of COVID-19.