The woman, about 40 years old and who had previously tested positive for COVID-19, died “early in the morning at the covid-19 Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora (HESE)”, said the city council , in a statement.
This is the sixth deadliest victim following the outbreak at the Maria Inácia Vogado Perdigão Silva Foundation (FMIVPS) home and the first among the institution’s employees who tested positive for the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
The municipality of Reguengos de Monsaraz, in the district of Évora, has the largest outbreak of COVID-19 in Alentejo, accounting for six deaths and 140 active cases.
In the statement, signed by the mayor and Municipal Civil Protection Authority, José Calixto, it is said that the municipality has already transmitted “heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family” and will “accompany and support them in a dramatic moment”.
The first deadly victim of this outbreak was a man in his 70s (on the 24th), followed by a 92-year-old woman (on the 25th). As for the hospitalized elderly, on Saturday, an 82-year-old woman died, followed by the deaths of two more elderly women on Monday, one of 91 years old, announced the same day in the morning, and the 89-year-old woman, whose death was released on Tuesday.
As for the epidemiological situation in the municipality of Reguengos de Monsaraz, in the district of Évora, according to today’s statement, which has data by the end of Tuesday, the chamber has updated the total number of active cases to 140, five more than in the previous day, all related to the outbreak detected on June 18 at the FMIVPS home.
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