(Updated) Covid-19: Municipality of Beja exceeded 700 positive cases.

Jan 23, 2021

in the last 24 hours, in the municipality of Beja more were known 14 new cases of covid-19. From 31 of December, there is more 443 infetados. Compare at the end of the article the difference between the Municipalities and the ULSBA.

According to the daily report (Daily report 23-01-2021) the Local Health Unit of Baixo Alentejo (ULSBA), concerning 24,00 hours 22 January, the municipality of Beja registered 705 active cases, more 14 than the day before.

To 24,00 hours 31 December 2020 the municipality of Beja registered 262 infetados, o que face aos nĂşmeros referentes a ontem, there is more 443 cases, that is, an increase of 169%.

According to figures revealed by the ULSBA, in the Municipality of Moura the infected continue to rise, now being described the existence of 313 doentes por covid-19.

After Beja and Moura, the municipalities with the most cases, second to ULSBA, are Cuba with 227 cases, AlmodĂ´var with 134, Aljustrel with 124 and Aljustrel with 118, are the ones that register more than a hundred infected.

In the ULSBA data, which does not include the municipality of Odemira, the number of active cases of covid-19 is 2.023, having been known 105 new cases, in total 4.386 infected since the beginning of the pandemic. There is also the registration of 53 patients admitted to the ward and 8 at the Intensive Care Unit of Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, in Beja.

The total number of deaths from covid-19 rose to 114, with log 31 fatal victims in Beja, 22 in Mértola, 19 Serpa, 14 in Cuba, 8 in Moura and 5 in Vidigueira. Depois de muitos meses sem vítimas mortais, Alvito e Barrancos já registam um óbito cada.

Dados comparativos dos MunicĂ­pios com os da ULSBA.

Visualizando as páginas de facebook dos Municípios, constata-se que seis deles apresentam os seus próprios dados, onde alguns deles são muitos discrepantes com os apresentados pela ULSBA. O caso mais gritante é o Moura, onde existe uma diferença de mais de 100 pessoas apontadas como casos ativos. O Município sustenta que há 211 e a Unidade de Saúde revela 313. Pelos dados da autarquia, há uma diferença em Aljustrel de menos 26 cases, less 22 in Vidigueira, less 10 em Alvito e Almodôvar e mais 8 in Barrancos.

Nos Municípios de Moura e Vidigueira a informação ainda é mais completa, revelando os números em cada uma das freguesias do concelho.

Aljustrel- County (until 21,00 hours 22/01): 98 active cases, 120 recovered and 5 deaths. ULSBA (until 24,00 hours 22/01): 124 active cases, 60 recovered and 3 deaths.

Alvito- County (until 18,00 hours 22/01): 14 active cases, 37 recovered and 1 death. ULSBA (until 24,00 hours 22/01): 24 active cases, 1 recovered and 1 death.

Almodovar- County (until 19,00 hours 22/01): 124 active cases, 32 recovered and 2 deaths. ULSBA (until 24,00 hours 22/01): 134 active cases, 32 recovered and 2 deaths.

Canyons- County (until 16,00 hours 22/01): 24 active cases, 24 recovered and 1 death. ULSBA (until 24,00 hours 22/01): 16 active cases, 21 recovered and 1 deaths.

Moura- County (until 19,00 hours 22/01): 211 active cases, 294 recovered and 11 deaths. ULSBA (until 24,00 hours 22/01): 313 active cases, 193 recovered and 8 deaths. (Note: Dados atualizados pelo Serviço Municipal de Proteção Civil de Moura às 17,45 of 23/01- 202 active cases, 315 recovered)

Vidigueira- County (until 20,00 hours 22/01): 28 active cases, 219 recovered and 4 deaths. ULSBA (until 24,00 hours 22/01): 46 active cases, 228 recovered and 5 deaths.

As páginas de facebook dos Municípios de Beja, Castro Verde, Cuba, Ferreira do Alentejo, Mértola, Ourique e Serpa refletem os dados divulgados pela ULSBA.

Teixeira Correia

(journalist)