5,604 new cases and 122 deaths by Covid-19 in Portugal

  • ECO News
  • 11 January 2021

The number of people infected with coronavirus continues to increase and, in the last 24 hours, there have been 5,604 new cases.

There are 5,604 new cases of coronavirus compared to Sunday bringing the total number of people infected with the disease to 489,293. 122 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 3,983 inpatients, 567 of them in intensive care units. There are over 120,000 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 7,925 people, 122 of them in the last 24 hours.