According to RTP, more than half of the new cases were detected in the capital region - Lisbon and nearby cities, over 500 cases - in the northern part of the country, so the case was recorded in the Algarve, the Azores and Madeira.
Four people have died in the last 24 hours.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 887 thousand infected have been identified in the country, more than 17 thousand people have died.
Earlier it was reported that a curfew was imposed in several parts of Portugal due to COVID-19.