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There were no deaths, but 82 new coronavirus infections in Puglia out of 3,554 swabs processed. This is what emerges from the regional bulletin that photographs an increase in the Bari area and the slowdown in Salento. While the new cases linked to the Polignano and Ginosa outbreaks are worrisome. Of the 82 cases, 31 refer to the province of Bari, 9 were registered in the province of Brindisi, 10 in Bat, 21 in the province of Foggia, 2 in the province of Lecce, 9 in the province of Taranto. 343,000 tests have been carried out since the start of the emergency. 4,175 patients are cured and 1,546 currently positive cases of which 196 are hospitalized. The total of positive cases of Covid in Puglia is 6,291. Of the 9 Covid cases attributed to Taranto, 5 are attributable to patients and employees of the Rsa di Ginosa Marina.
In Salento, after the summer boom, the infection seems to have come back under control: only two new cases today, including the 8-year-old boy from Tricase who returned from Sardinia with his parents.
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THE ASL STATEMENTS
Declaration Dg Asl Bari, Antonio Sanguedolce: “The epidemiological bulletin today registers 31 cases of positivity to Sars – Cov – 2 in the province of Bari, of which 19 are close contacts of cases already identified and under surveillance. The Prevention Department has started investigations – continues Sanguedolce – on the remaining 12 positive cases, with the aim of identifying the origin and risk factors ”.
Statement by Dg Asl Brindisi Giuseppe Pasqualone: ”Of the nine positives in the province of Brindisi, six refer to two different families in which cases have already been registered. The other three refer to a return from Albania, a person subjected to screening for work reasons and another who had mild symptoms and tested positive for the swab “.
Statement from Dg Asl Bt, Alessandro Delle Donne: “There are 10 positive cases registered today in the province of Bat. In particular, 4 are close contacts of positive cases registered in the last days, 3 are returning from Sardinia and another 3 are being investigated by the prevention department. ‘
Statement from the General Director of Asl Foggia, Vito Piazzolla: “There are 21 new positives in the province of Foggia, these are: 15 close contacts of already known cases; 1 foreign citizen present in the provincial territory; 5 symptomatic people identified thanks to the recommendation of general practitioners ”. “We reiterate – declares the general director of Foggia ASL Vito Piazzolla – the fundamental importance of respecting hygiene and health standards to avoid the spread of infection”.
Statement by Dg Asl Lecce, Rodolfo Rollo: “The two cases registered today by the Prevention Department concern a resident returning from Malta and a resident returning from Sardinia.”
Declaration Dg Asl Taranto, Stefano Rossi: “Of the 9 Covid cases attributed by residence in Taranto, 5 are attributable to patients and employees of the RSA of Ginosa Marina; the other 4 are cases of positive contacts found after an epidemiological investigation by the Prevention Department ”.
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