Guarapari, Linhares and six other cities at high risk of Covid-19 in ES

Eight cities of Espírito Santo are at high risk of contamination by Covid-19 in the new risk map published by the State Government on Friday (25). They are: Água Doce do Norte, Alfredo Chaves, Governor Lindenberg, Guarapari, Irupi, Linhares, Mantenimientoópolis and São Mateus.

Covid-19 risk map 37 is valid from Monday (28) and runs until Sunday (03), that is, it will be in effect during the week of New Year’s Eve. When he published the information on his Twitter this Friday, Governor Renato Casagrande stressed that “it is important to maintain all the care at the end of the year.”

From the previous map, valid until Sunday (27), only Alfredo Chaves and Mantenimientopolis are still at high risk. Afonso Cláudio, Vargem Alta and Ecoporanga left high risk and went to moderate.

The number of cities with moderate risk remains the same: 51. However, some municipalities in this category have changed. The number of low-risk cities dropped from 22 to 19.

João Neiva, Rio Novo do Sul, Itapemirim, Marataízes and Montanha are some of the cities that were at a low level and are now considered moderate risk for the transmission of the disease.

The map considers the coefficient of active cases per municipality in the last 28 days on the threat axis, in addition to the number of tests carried out per group of 1,000 inhabitants and the moving average of deaths in the last 14 days.

The vulnerability axis, for its part, considers the occupancy rate of possible exclusive ICU beds for the treatment of Covid-19, that is, the maximum availability of beds for the treatment of the disease.

One of the main indicators evaluated in the risk classification, the occupancy of ICU beds has been growing in the State. According to data from Sesa, Espírito Santo currently has 1,286 Covid-19 beds available, 641 in the ICU and 645 in the ward.

The number of beds can still be expanded, if necessary, and reach 715 places in the ICU and 817 in the ward, which corresponds to a total of 1,532 beds exclusively for patients with coronavirus.

Until this Friday (25), the occupation of the current ICU beds for Covid-19 was 81.28% in the State. UCI occupancy considering expansion capacity is 72.87%.

On Thursday (24), in an interview with CBN Vitória radio, Governor Renato Casagrande again asked the people of Espírito Santo to redouble their attention during the holidays and also during the summer, when the movement on the beaches increases.

“You have to pay attention to certain environments, such as crowded beaches, clandestine shows and dances, since there is a greater possibility of contagion. We cannot close beaches at this time of year, so people must do their part, keeping their distance responsibly, “he said.

An estimate made by the professor of the Federal University of Espírito Santo (Ufes) Etereldes Gonçalves, who studies the mathematical evolution of the pandemic in the state, indicates that if the pollution trend that is currently observed is maintained, only in January the state should register another 800 deaths caused by coronavirus.