+121 cases, the highest number in Bologna and Reggio

121 new positive cases, of which 71 asymptomatic. These are the numbers for September 18, 2020, when the healed people amount to 25,252 (+28). The mean age of the new positives is 41.7 years. Unfortunately, there was one death: a 70-year-old man, in the province of Rimini, with previous pathologies.

Since the start of the coronavirus epidemic, 34,093 positive cases have been recorded in Emilia-Romagna: of the 121 new cases, 56 were already isolated at the time of swabbing and 70 were identified in the context of outbreaks. It is already known.

29 new infections are related to returns from abroad, for which the Region has provided two nasopharyngeal swabs during fiduciary isolation, if they arrive from non-Schengen countries, and one swab if they return from Greece, Spain, Croatia and Malta. The number of return cases from other regions is 8.

Of 71 new asymptomatic patients, 31 were identified through category tests introduced by the Region, 5 through prehospital tests, 33 through contact tracing, and in 2 cases through serological screening.

The total of people cured amounted to 25,252 (+28 compared to yesterday): 7 “clinically cured”, that is, they were asymptomatic after presenting clinical manifestations associated with the infection, and 25,245 those declared cured in all aspects because they were negative in two tests. consecutive.

The situation in the territories

The highest number of cases is registered in the provinces of Bologna (18), Piacenza (12), Parma (14), Reggio Emilia (20), Modena (17), Ferrara (11) and Ravenna (15). There are no new positives in the Imola area.

These are the new cases of positivity in the area, which do not refer to the province of residence, but to the province in which the diagnosis was made: 4,933 in Piacenza (+12, of which 4 symptomatic), 4,156 in Parma ( +14, of which 5 symptomatic), 5,658 in Reggio Emilia (+20, of which 12 symptomatic), 4,760 in Modena (+17, of which 5 symptomatic), 6,051 in Bologna (+18, of which 11 symptomatic), 544 in Imola (none new cases compared to yesterday), Ferrara 1,371 (+11, of which 2 symptomatic), in Ravenna 1,709 (+15, of which 6 symptomatic), 1,289 in Forlì (+6, of which 4 symptomatic), 1,081 in Cesena (+ 2, of which 1 symptomatic) and 2,541 in Rimini (+6, not symptomatic).

A Bologna and province there are 18 new positives (only one hospitalized and all the others in home isolation): 12 attributable to known outbreaks (family and work environment). Of the total of 18, 4 were identified through contact tracing activities; one is a return from abroad (Macedonia); 5 from other regions (3 from Valle D’Aosta, 1 from Marche, 1 from Calabria). One last case is the return from a vacation on the Riviera.

Twelve new positives in the province of Piacenza: 6 returned from abroad (5 from Albania and one, symptomatic, from Turkey); 2 results of internal controls in the Cra, while one emerged from the control in the workplace. Finally, three presented symptoms.

In the province of Parma, of the 14 new positives, 3 were identified by contact tracing, including two symptomatic; 3 refer to returns from abroad (one from Moldova, one from Romania and one from Ukraine); 3 after tests prior to hospitalization. Two cases are patients with symptoms, another 2 arose from the screening performed on Cra’s guests. Finally, one case was identified by screening a soccer team in the Promotion league.

In the Reggio area, out of 20 new positives, 11 are attributable to family outbreaks, 3 have returned from abroad (one from Albania, one from Romania, one from Kazakhstan), 4 are classified as sporadic. Another is a contact case in an outbreak within a work environment and a last is under investigation. All cases are in home isolation.

In the Modena area, out of 17 new positives, 5 returned from abroad (2 from Moldova, 2 from Turkey, one from Romania) and one from Sardinia. Nine new positives were identified as known case contacts; a positive arose thanks to the controls in the workplace and a last case was classified as sporadic.

In the province of Ferrara, out of 11 positives, 3 returned from abroad (2 from Albania, one from India). The other 8 were identified as contacts of already known cases: of these, 6 attributable to family outbreaks.

Fifteen new cases in Ravenna, of which 14 in home isolation and one hospitalized. In detail, 5 are contacts of already known cases, all within the family; 2 are sporadic cases, which arose after the manifestation of symptoms. Another 5 cases are related to the return from abroad (4 from Macedonia, one from Morocco); Two cases were identified after spontaneous testing. Finally, a case emerged after a pre-hospitalization swab.

Buffers and insulation

The swabs performed are 9,674, for a total of 1,068,778, to which 2,647 serological tests are also added. Active cases, that is, the number of real patients, are currently 4,369 (92 more than those registered yesterday).

People in isolation at home, or those with mild symptoms that do not require hospital treatment, or are asymptomatic, are a total of 4,166 (88 more than yesterday), 95% of active cases. There are 21 patients in intensive care (like yesterday), while 182 are hospitalized in other Covid departments (+4).