143 new infections in Puglia, eight in the Brindisi area

BRINDISI – Record increase in positives in the post-blockade based on the data published in today’s bulletin by the Puglia Region, according to information from the director of the Department of Health Promotion, Vito Montanaro. 3,590 tests of Covid-19 coronavirus infection were registered and 143 positive cases were registered: 74 in the province of Bari, 8 in the province of Brindisi; 10 in the province of BAT, 12 in the province of Foggia, 3 in the province of Lecce, 33 in the province of Taranto, 1 outside the region, 2 in the province of unknown origin. 3 deaths were recorded: 2 in the province of Bari and 1 in the province of Taranto.

331,919 tests have been carried out since the emergency began. 4,154 are recovered patients. 1,321 are currently positive cases. The total number of positive Covid cases in Puglia is 6,042, divided as follows: 2209 in the province of Bari; 487 in the province of Bat; 722 in the province of Brindisi; 1452 in the province of Foggia; 704 in the province of Lecce; 415 in the province of Taranto; 50 attributed to residents outside the region; 3 province of unknown residence.

BULLETIN

Statements of the general directors of the local health authorities of Apulia

Declaration Dg Asl Bari Antonio Sanguedolce: “The epidemiological bulletin today registers 74 cases of positivity to Sars Cov 2- in the province of Bari, of which 55 refer to the ongoing surveillance activity of the Prevention Department in a company in Polignano a Mare. On the other hand, 12 of the cases found today – continues Sanguedolce – are close contacts of positives already identified and under surveillance, 3 have returned from abroad and another 4 cases are being investigated to identify the origin and risk factors ”.

Declaration Dg Asl Bt Alessandro Delle Donne: “5 cases are close contacts of positives registered in the last days and 3 are symptomatic cases. An epidemiological investigation is being carried out by the Department of Prevention on another 2 cases. “

Declaration Dg Asl Brindisi Giuseppe Pasqualone: “Of the positive cases registered in the province of Brindisi, two are close contacts of already established cases. The third, on the other hand, is a person who has experienced symptoms attributable to a Coronavirus infection and was subjected to a swab on the recommendation of the The others refer to the epidemiological surveillance activity at the Polignano a Mare company (Bari) “.

Declaration Dg Asl Foggia Vito Piazzolla: “The new positive cases in the province of Foggia are 10. Of these: 3 are contacts of already known cases; 2 are people found during the detection activity; 2 are foreign citizens present in the provincial territory; 3 are the symptomatic people identified thanks to the recommendation of general practitioners ”.

Declaration Dg Asl Lecce Rodolfo Rollo: “Of the cases registered today by ASL Lecce, one is a close contact of an already known case and two have been verified with the usual screening that is carried out when accessing the emergency room”.

Declaration Dg Asl Taranto Stefano rossi: “Of the 33 cases of Covid, attributed by residence in Taranto, 16 are related to the epidemiological investigation at the company in Polignano a Mare (Bari). Other cases relate to an RSA that is already subject to an outbreak; still others are cases of positive contacts found after an epidemiological investigation by the Department of Prevention; others, finally, are positive cases that have been detected thanks to the triage action carried out by general practitioners or by the Usca ”.