365 new cases and 25 deaths by Covid-19 in Portugal

  • ECO News
  • 8 March 2021

The number of people infected with coronavirus continues to increase and, in the last 24 hours, there have been 365 new cases.

There are 365 new cases of coronavirus compared to Sunday, bringing the total number of people infected with the disease to 810,459. 25 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 1,403 inpatients, 342 of them in intensive care units (ICU). There are over 25,000 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 16,565 people, 25 of them in the last 24 hours.