Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd November 2021
From our colleague in the Azores
Covid -19
Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 27th of September there have been 91 new cases of Covid-19 registered, 16 fewer than last week, and 61 recoveries, 28 more than last week.
Current situation:
The archipelago currently registers 202 positive active cases: 179 on the island of São Miguel, 12 on the island of Terceira and 11 on the island of Faial.
From December 31st, 2020, to October 25th 174,268 people in the Azores have been vaccinated with the first dose (73.6 per cent) and 194,605 with complete vaccination (82,2 per cent), under the Regional Vaccination Plan.
Death
The Regional Health Authority has reported that a 77-year-old man with Coid-19 died yesterday at the Hospital de Santo Espírito da Ilha Terceira.
The man was from the Santa Casa da Misericórdia home in Angra do Heroísmo, where he was institutionalized, bedridden, recording several comorbidities and multiple hospitalizations. He was hospitalized last Sunday, after testing positive for Covid-19.
With this death, the Region now registers 46 deaths from Covid-19.
Tropical Storm Wanda
Information and maps from NATIONAL hurricane Centre are that the Tropical Storm Wanda is forecast to take on a more easterly track on Friday that may bring it very close to the Azores, as shown on the map.
This graphic shows an approximate representation of coastal areas under a tropical storm warning (blue). The orange circle indicates the current position of the centre of the tropical cyclone. The black line, when selected, and dots show the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) forecast track of the centre at the times indicated.
This forecast uncertainty is conveyed by the track forecast “cone”, the solid white and stippled white areas in the graphic. The solid white area depicts the track forecast uncertainty for days 1-3 of the forecast, while the stippled area depicts the uncertainty on days 4-5. Historical data indicate that the entire 5-day path of the centre of the tropical cyclone will remain within the cone about 60-70% of the time.
Tropical storms are defined as having a wind speed of between Tropical Storm – wind speed between 39 MPH and 73 MPH (62 to 117 kilometres per hour).