10,556 new cases and 156 deaths by Covid-19 in Portugal

  • ECO News
  • 13 January 2021

The number of people infected with coronavirus continues to increase and, in the last 24 hours, there have been 10,556 new cases.

There are 10,556 new cases of coronavirus compared to Tuesday, bringing the total number of people infected with the disease to 507,108. 156 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 4,240 inpatients, 596 of them in intensive care units. There are over 125,000 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 8,236 people, 156 of them in the last 24 hours.