The Regional Health Authority reports that one positive case of COVID-19 was diagnosed on the island of São Miguel in the last 24 hours, following 396 tests conducted by the two laboratories of reference in the Azores. 

The case diagnosed on São Miguel concerns a 35-year-old male with a history of travel outside the Region. 

There are five new cases of recovery from infection with SARS-CoV-2, namely four females, aged between 35 and 92, from the islands of São Miguel and Terceira, as well as a 93-year-old male from the island of São Miguel.
 
The two recovered individuals aged 91 and 93 are residents at the Nursing Home of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Nordeste.
 
Pandemic prevention and containment measures should be maintained and reinforced, whenever possible, by citizens, private and social organisations, and by the social sector. 

As of now, 145 positive cases for infection with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the COVID-19 disease, have been identified in the Region, with 83 recovered cases, 15 deaths and 47 active cases: 39 on São Miguel Island, two on Graciosa Island, one on São Jorge Island, three on Pico Island and two on Faial Island. 

The information on the COVID-19 pandemic will be updated this afternoon at 4 pm, through a press conference to be held at the headquarters of the Regional Health Secretariat at Solar dos Remédios in Angra do Heroísmo. 

The Regional Health Authority reiterates the need to comply with all recommendations already made public in this regard, especially that, in case of symptoms, patients should not seek a Hospital or Health Unit, but rather call the Azores Health Line - 808 24 60 24. 

For more information, please consult the Regional Government's website dedicated to this pandemic at http://covid19.azores.gov.pt or the Regional Directorate for Health Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DirecaoSaudeAcores/. 

The Regional Government also provides the Azores Non-Medical COVID-19 Information Line -800 29 29 29 -, which operates every day of the week from 8 am to 8 pm, and the RIAC Line - 800 500 501 -, which is available from Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 10.30 pm, and on Sundays from 10 am to 10.30 pm. 

For psychological support, the COVID-19 Psychological Support Line - 800 296 296, which operates every day of the week, can be contacted between 10 am and 8 pm. 

The email address [email protected] is also available for clarification on the measures adopted in the Region to face the novel coronavirus pandemic.