Portugal has reported more than 4,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time since February, official data showed, as hopes of a robust, tourism-driven economic recovery fade amid a surge in infections.

Case numbers have been rising steadily in recent weeks, returning to levels last seen when the country was under a strict lockdown.

Today's 4,153 infections bring the total to 916,559 cases since the pandemic started. Daily deaths remain well below February levels with new cases primarily reported among younger, unvaccinated people, according to Reuters.

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