Deaths from covid in Brescia: 2,000 at the hospital, more than 600 at home

09/23/2020 Health



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A silent massacre, but at the same time very noisy because it scared the population, made people talk a lot and used lead columns to describe the torture of a community that struggles with a sneaky virus, capable of hitting when you least expect it, tear . the dearest affections for what at first seemed little more than the flu.

And unfortunately the count of the dead it has become everyday, a tragic equilibrium that now has a more precise classification. Through a regional report, the result of a written response from Lombard pro-European civics to the Department of Welfare, an interesting classification is shown on where Covid dead in our province with data updated to September 6.

For example, it is clear that 2,240 deaths due to causes attributable to Covid occurred in hospitals of Brescia and its province, but it also turns out that 633 victims died at home, in some cases without being able to receive proper medical care, especially at the height of the emergency, when there were no respirators and intensive care facilities were at risk of going crazy.

At the head of the places where deaths caused by Covid have occurred are the Spedali Civili of Brescia with 328 victims Although it is a fact that is not surprising since the public hospital of the city was and continues to be a center for Covid patients, where patients from outside the province are also concentrated. But with a slightly smaller number we find the Polyambulanza in Brescia with 323 victims even if we are in a large hospital.

In third place with 240 dead is the Chiari hospital which acted as a catalyst for much of Franciacorta, one of the areas most affected by Covid. Scrolling through the list we find the Esine hospital in Valcamonica and the Città di Brescia clinic, as well as the San Rocco di Ome clinic with more than 160 victims each.

Even more interesting are the data that refer to deaths occurred at homeespecially in acute emergencies, when hospitals could no longer accommodate patients. However, they must also be considered in this ranking. the Rsa where many elders had chosen their domicile. However, scrolling through the names of the municipalities, you will notice some surprises.

In addition to 81 dead in Brescia, in second place by number of home deaths is the municipality of Verolanuova with 22 deaths of the total 37 registered. Lumezzane follows with 18 deaths out of a total of 46 while in Travagliato there are 17 of 30, or more than half died at home or in RSA. Half also for Pontevico, 14 out of 28, almost all in Vestone and Bagolino (10 out of 13).

The more isolated the municipalities are and far from the big hospitals, the higher the percentage of deaths in the home. A fact that can make us reflect on one of the hot topics of these days, or the home care of Covid patients instead of hospitalization, causing flooding in health facilities.