2672 new cases and 22 dead in two days // Authorities appeal for less socialising

Portuguese news in English on October 9, 2020.

By the numbers

There’s not really any way to sugarcoat the numbers from the past two days. In terms of cases they were the second and third worst ever recorded, with 2672 new infections confirmed in two days. Another 22 covid-19 patients died in the same period, which is unfortunately par for the course recently, and another 21 are in intensive care, fol…