Covid Delta variant makes up 100% of cases in Portugal’s tourist hotspot Algarve and capital Lisbon, health officials say

Portugal’s National

Portugal’s National Health Institute has released new data showing the Delta coronavirus variant now accounts for all Covid cases in the Algarve and Lisbon, with the strain’s prevalence standing at 88.6% across the country.

In new findings released on Tuesday, the institute analyzed nearly 11,500 samples from across Portugal’s 18 districts, as well as Madeira and the Azores, to compare the prevalence of different Covid strains from the end of May until July 4.

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