1,027 new cases and 58 deaths by Covid-19 in Portugal

  • ECO News
  • 26 February 2021

The number of people infected with coronavirus continues to increase and, in the last 24 hours, there have been 1,027 new cases.

There are 1,027 new cases of coronavirus compared to Thursday, bringing the total number of people infected with the disease to 802,773. 58 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 2,404  inpatients, 522 of them in intensive care units. There are over 60,000 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 16,243 people, 58 of them in the last 24 hours.