SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 21 apr-2021

April . 21 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 6/11 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt • On 16 March 2021, date of the last data update at the municipal level, the trend towards an increase in the territorial concentration of the number of new cases was accentuated. The value obtained for this date (28.2%) was close to the value of 19 November 2020 (28.7%); • The reduction of the cumulative incidence rate at 14 days also continued, although dimmed compared to the previous week; Territorial concentration of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (last 14 days), in relation to the resident population and 14-day cumulative incidence rate, Portugal Note: For the calculation of the location coefficients zero cases were considered for the municipalities with no value in the Directorate-General of Health Status report (0 or< 3 cases). • As of 16 March 2021, 261 of the 308 municipalities registered values below the threshold of 120 new cases per 100 thousand inhabitants; • Compared to the previous week (9 March), 62% of the municipalities recorded a reduction in the cumulative incidence rate. However, 71 municipalities recorded a positive 14-day cumulative incidence rate of change, 36 more municipalities than in the previous week;