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There are 4,590 new cases of coronavirus in Lombardy compared to 55,611 swabs performed. This is what we read in daily bulletin on the Covid-19 emergency relative to today, Wednesday, March 3, announced by the Ministry of Health. The new positives increase compared to yesterday, when they were registered 3,762 cases compared to 42,052 swabs. In total, 6,767,863 swabs have been performed between molecular and antigenic tests in Lombardy since the beginning of the pandemic. In the last 24 hours, another 60 deaths have been registered, for a total of 28,518 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic only in Lombardy, counting the official data. Yesterday there were 55 dead.
The situation in Lombardy hospitals
With the spread of Covid-19 variants in several Lombard provinces, the situation in hospitals has again worsened for days. Hospital admissions increased significantly: 4,545 (+137) people were hospitalized in Covid wards (yesterday they were 4,408, an increase of 184 patients). The total number of people admitted to intensive care is increasing: they are 506, or 30 more than yesterday when there were 476 patients in more serious conditions. However, the number of discharged / healed also increased: there are a total of 515,714.
Infections in the Lombard provinces
The map relating to the situation of the new positive cases of Covid-19 in the different Lombard provinces highlights the same criticisms that have been reported for days: the areas of Milan and Bresciano continue to be the areas where the greatest number are concentrated of contagions. There are 1,026 new cases of positive for Coronavirus in the province of Milan and 1,325 in the province of Brescia. As for the rest of the provinces, there are 356 new cases in the province of Monza and Brianza, 296 in that of Varese, 295 in that of What and 279 in the province of Pavia. The province of Bergamo recorded 249 new infections, while there are 139 Lecco and 63 new infections in the province of I gave it. The infections registered in the province of Cremona instead there are 165, in the province of Mantua There were 217 cases, 83 cases finally in the province of Sondrio.
Reinforced orange zones start today
As of today, many municipalities in Lombardy have been included in the enhanced orange zone. These are in addition to the areas entered last week. In particular, they are in this band: the entire province of Como and Brescia, ten municipalities in the province of Milan, another eight municipalities in the province of Bergamo, nine municipalities in the province of Cremona plus the capital itself, eighteen municipalities in the province from Bergamo. province of Mantua and twelve municipalities in the province of Pavia. Starting tomorrow, the municipalities of Bollate, Mede and Viggiù, currently in the red zone, will also move to the reinforced orange zone. In these areas it will not be possible to leave home except for work, health and necessity reasons. All stores will be closed except those that sell basic necessities. Also close all schools that will have to do distance lessons.
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