SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 21 apr-2021

April . 21 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 5/11 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt • At the regional level, it should be noted that the number of deaths in Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, between 8 February and 7 March 2021, was 1.3 times higher than in the same period of the previous year; • Compared to the previous week, however, there was a reduction in this ratio in all NUTS 2 regions. In 137 municipalities the number of deaths between 8 February and 7 March was equal to or lower than the corresponding reference period; Ratio between deaths in the last four weeks and the average of deaths in the same period from 2015 to 2019, Portugal and NUTS 2 Ratio between deaths in the last four weeks (ended in 7 March 2021) and the average of deaths in the same period from 2015 to 2019, Portugal, NUTS 3 and municipality