SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 18 May-2021

May . 18 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 14/23 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt • 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; Ratio between deaths in the last four weeks (25 April 2021) per deaths in the same period from 2015 to 2019, Portugal, NUTS 3 and municipality • 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. Ratio between deaths in the last 4 weeks and deaths in the same period from 2015 to 2019, Portugal and NUTS 2 1,05 0,93 0,94 0,95 0,95 0,95 0,96 0,98 1,03 0,0 0,5 1,0 1,5 Norte Alentejo Centro PORTUGAL Algarve A.M. Lisboa R.A. Madeira R.A. Açores No. 29 March to 25 April 2021 2 to 29 March 2020