Algarve covid statistics & travel advice

The latest Covid-19 statistics on new cases and vaccine rollout in the Algarve plus up-to-date travel advice and resources from government organisations and international agencies.

Vaccine rollout (%) Partially · Fully
- 82
- 80
New cases/100k 7-day · 14-day
- 61
- 129
Travel status Algarve · UK
- T
- ROW

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Algarve Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Below are the latest statistics on Covid-19 vaccinations in the Algarve showing the number of people and percentage of the population who are partially and fully vaccinated.

As of 17/10/2021	Number of people	Percentage of population
Partially vaccinated	383,346	82%
Fully vaccinated	373,996	80%

The Covid-19 vaccination statistics for the Algarve is courtesy of the Portuguese Ministry of Health. Last updated on 17/10/21.

Algarve Covid-19 statistics - new cases

The figures below show the average numbers of new cases per 100,000 of population for the Algarve recorded in the latest 7-day and 14-day period and the percentage difference from the week before, plus charts showing the numbers of new cases recorded over the past 10 weeks.

Week ending	7-day average	7-day weekly change	14-day average	14-day weekly change
2021-10-10	68.4	-13.1%	147.1	-23.2%
2021-10-17	60.9	-11%	129.3	-12.1%

New cases 7-day average

The 7-day average number of new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 of population for the Algarve recorded over the past 10 weeks.

397.6

349.9

326.9

271.9

197.5

118.4

112.9

78.7

68.4

60.9

15/08

22/08

29/08

05/09

12/09

19/09

26/09

03/10

10/10

17/10

New cases 14-day average

The 14-day average number of new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 of population for the Algarve recorded over the past 10 weeks.

733.1

747.5

676.8

598.8

469.4

315.9

231.3

191.6

147.1

129.3

15/08

22/08

29/08

05/09

12/09

19/09

26/09

03/10

10/10

17/10

The number of newly recorded cases per 100,000 of population for the Algarve is courtesy of the Portuguese Ministry of Health and is updated weekly.

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Algarve coronavirus live updates

Travellers' health for the Algarve - Ministry of Health, Portugal
Coronavirus timeline in Portugal - Wikipedia - coronavirus update
Latest info on travel to the Algarve - Visit Algarve

FCDO travel advice

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Algarve travel status

Below is the latest information on the travel and tourism status of the Algarve including entry rules, pre-departure & in-destination Covid-19 testing and quarantine requirements plus current status on the UK travel list for returning to the UK.

Are there entry restrictions to the Algarve due to the coronavirus?

Algarve is open for tourism from the UK.

Negative PCR or Antigen test results or proof of full Covid-19 vaccination required for arrivals from the UK.

Check out Visit Algarve for more information.

Destination status

O
Open for tourism
V
Vaccine passport accepted
T
Test required
QV
Quarantine excl. vaccinated
TQV
Test + quarantine excl. vaccinated
V+
Fully vaccinated only
T+Q
Test + quarantine required
Q
Quarantine required
C/B
Closed for tourism/Travel ban

Do I need to quarantine in the UK if I travel from the Algarve?

Algarve is on the ROW list in the UK.

Fully vaccinated & under 18s - No quarantine in the UK is required. No pre-departure test is needed. A PCR test on or before day 2 back in the UK.

Not fully vaccinated - Quarantine at home for 10 days when arriving in the UK. Pre-departure test in the Algarve is required as well as PCR tests on days 2 & 8 in the UK while in quarantine. Test to Release scheme can be used in England on day 5 to shorten quarantine period.