5,444 new cases and 67 deaths by Covid-19 in Portugal

  • ECO News
  • 27 November 2020

The number of people infected with coronavirus continues to increase and, in the last 24 hours, there have been 5,444 new cases.

There are 5,444 new cases of coronavirus compared to Thursday bringing the total number of people infected with the disease to 285,838. 67 people have died in the last 24 hours, according to the latest official report of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS).

Of the total number of people infected with the new coronavirus, most are undergoing treatment at home, with 3,208 inpatients, 526 of them in intensive care units. There are over 80,000 under the surveillance of the health authorities.

Since it was detected in Portugal at the beginning of March, the coronavirus has caused the death of 4,276 people, 67 of them in the last 24 hours.