SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 14 Oct -2020

October . 14 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 7/11 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Context indicators for the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal The expression of the pandemic on national territory continues to be characterised by a high degree of heterogeneity. Some of the results obtained in this context: • On 7 October, the highest number of new cases (cumulative values for the last 7 days) in Portugal was recorded: 6 138 new cases (corresponding to 6.0 new cases per 10,000 inhabitants). On October 4, the 5,618 new cases registered on April 2 (corresponding to 5.5 new cases per 10,000 inhabitants) were exceeded for the first time. Number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (last 7 days) and corresponding rate of change, Portugal, per day Note: The dates marked on the graph axis correspond to Sundays. 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr 26 Apr 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 May 7 Jun 14 Jun 21 Jun 28 Jun 5 Jul 12 Jul 19 Jul 26 Jul 2 Aug 9 Aug 16 Aug 23 Aug 30 Aug 6 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27 Sep 4 Oct 5 618 5 856 6 138 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000 7 000 0 Rate of change of new cases (%) Number of new cases (last 7 days) • On October 4, the date of the last data update at the municipal level, there were 5.7 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 10 thousand inhabitants (last 7 days). In 44 municipalities, this ratio was higher than the national average, with 10 out of the 18 municipalities of Metropolitan Area of Lisboa standing out: Loures (12.4 new cases per 10,000 inhabitants), Odivelas (9.7), Sintra (9.3), Lisboa (8.8), Almada (8.5), Seixal (6.7), Cascais (6.6), Amadora (6.0), Vila Franca de Xira (5.8) and Oeiras (5.8). In the Metropolitan Area of Porto, only the municipality of Porto (7.2) exceeded the average of new cases registered for the country. • In the Algarve, half of the 16 municipalities in this region have exceeded the number of new cases confirmed per 10 thousand inhabitants (last 7 days) in the country: Alcoutim (50.9) - a situation which stands out among the municipalities in the country - Castro Marim (12.8), Vila Real de Santo António (11.7), Tavira (10.2), Vila do Bispo (9.7), Albufeira (8.2), Portimão (6.5) and Loulé (5.8).