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The preliminary map for the 34th round of controlled distancing indicates an improvement in the pandemic scenario over the past week. The scenario for next week put six regions on the orange flag (medium risk of coronavirus) and 15 on the red flag (high risk); in the last round there were 20 in red and one in orange. Since its inception, the pandemic has been linked to at least 8,434 deaths in RS.
In this round, Taquara, Novo Hamburgo, Cruz Alta, Pelotas, Bagé and Guaíba were on the orange flag, while Cachoeira do Sul, Canoas, Capão da Canoa, Caxias do Sul, Erechim, Ijuí, Lajeado, Palmeira das Missões, Passo Fundo, Porto Alegre, Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa María, Santa Rosa, Santo Ângelo and Uruguaiana were placed under the red flag.
Piratini receives resources until next Sunday and publishes the final map for round 34 on Monday, with the rules going into effect on Tuesday. The term of this round will be valid in the first days of 2021, until January 4.
According to the State Government, there was a reduction in the number of new confirmed hospitalizations with Covid-19 (-14%) and in the number of patients hospitalized in Covid clinical beds (-6%). However, ICUs showed an increase in the number of patients hospitalized for coronavirus (+ 5%).
• Access the technical note for the 34th round
According to the previous map, 76.5% of the population of Rio Grande do Sul has a red flag. However, out of 414 municipalities, 163 are able to adopt orange flag protocols, because they meet the criteria of Standard 0-0, that is, they have no record of death or hospitalization of residents in the last 14 days, provided that the city create a local regulation. .
After being fired, the death toll is reduced
At least three of the worst four weeks in death toll from the pandemic have occurred since late November. But, according to data from the Crisis Office, the number of victims decreased between Thursday of last week and yesterday: the fall was 7%, from 490 to 456.
Despite the improvement, it is a much higher level than in the comparison with a month earlier, when the week ending on November 27 had 276 Covid-19 victims. Over the course of a month, the number of free ICU beds decreased, while the total number of coronavirus patients increased in both ICU and clinical beds.
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