news, contagion data and updates today October 4, 2020

149 patients with positive coronavirus are admitted to the Spallanzani hospital in Rome. Of these, 15 need intensive care. 782, on the other hand, those registered and transferred to their home or to other local structures. It’s the hospital’s medical bulletin.

Regarding the total number of positive cases, there are currently 7725 in Lazio. Of these 711 hospitalized in ordinary hospitalization, 47 in intensive care, 6967 in home isolation. And yet 933 deaths have been recorded since the start of the pandemic, 8,607 recovered, for a total of 17,265 cases examined. The data are provided by the Lazio Region Health Department.

Regarding the infections registered in the last 24 hours, there are 112 new positives in Rome, 261 in Lazio out of almost 14 thousand tampons, 5 deaths. The latest infections bulletin was issued by the local ASL yesterday, Saturday October 3, and describes an image that shows a preponderance of cases with family ties. Carpet checks are underway at RSA (nursing homes) and nursing homes, where the highest number of outbreaks developed during the first wave of the virus between March and June. But let’s look at the numbers in detail.

The new cases in Rome

In ASL Roma 1 there are 36 cases in the last 24 hours and of these sixteen are cases with a family link or contact of an already known case. There are two deaths, a 97-year-old woman and an 82-year-old man. In ASL Roma 2 there are 49 cases in the last 24 hours and among these three are cases of return from Romania, ten are the contacts of already known and isolated cases. A death is recorded. In ASL Roma 3 there are 27 cases in the last 24 hours and it is a case of return from Greece, seven cases with links to a known cluster where the epidemiological investigation is being carried out. One case identified in the pre-hospital phase and nine are cases with a family link or contact of an already known case. There were two deaths, a 93-year-old man and an 81-year-old man.

The new cases in the province

In ASL Roma 4 there are 17 cases in the last 24 hours and these are contacts of already known and isolated cases. In the ASL Roma 5 there are 29 cases in the last 24 hours and it is a case of return from Lombardy, one identified in the serological test and fifteen cases with a family link or contact of an already known case. In ASL Roma 6 there are 41 cases in the last 24 hours and it is a case of return from Romania, one from Albania and another with links from Sardinia. Thirteen contacts of already known and isolated cases. One case identified in the pre-hospital phase and fourteen cases linked to the Villa María cluster where the epidemiological investigation is ongoing.

New cases in the other cities of Lazio

In the provinces there are 62 cases and zero deaths in the last 24 hours. In Latin ASL there are twenty-four cases and there are two cases of return from Tunisia and one from Romania. Thirteen contacts of already known and isolated cases. Nineteen cases are registered with the Frosinone Local Health Authority and these are contacts of already known and isolated cases. In the ASL of Viterbo there are sixteen cases and nine contacts of already known and isolated cases, a case identified in the prehospital phase. In the ASL of Rieti there are three cases and it is a case of return from Romania and two contacts of already known and isolated cases.

Mandatory outdoor mask

Yesterday Governor Nicola Zingaretti signed a new ordinance to impose the obligation to wear the mask even outdoors. This measure has caused controversy on many sides.

School, 366 positive cases

“Since the beginning of school activities we have intervened in 296 complexes and 336 positivities were found,” explained councilor Alessio D’Amato, Lazio’s regional health counselor, interviewed on Sky Tg24. “Most are positive singles and we have also had some outbreaks, as at the Russel Institute and the Orazio Institute in Rome. More than 89% are students and the majority are contagions with extracurricular ties, therefore in situations of aggregation or family, contexts brought from outside to school. Until now, the school is not the engine of the epidemic ”.

Avogadro High School closed

After Russell and Manara, another school in Rome closes due to covid. Lessons will be taught online from October 5-9 at Avogadro High School. In fact, there were more cases of coronavirus within the school. The epidemiological investigation is still ongoing. Educational activities will be suspended at the three locations of the historic institute in the district of Coppedè and Trieste Salario, via Cirenaica, via Novara and via Brenta. The news of the closure to carry out the necessary sanitation operations was communicated through a circular on the school’s website.

In Lazio the test network for children from 0 to 6 years old has been strengthened

“It was confirmed by the medical director of the Bambino Gesù pediatric hospital, Dr. Massimiliano Raponi that from Monday two clinics dedicated to testing children in the 0-6 age range will start operating. The first in San Paolo is open from Monday to Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. and the other in the Palidoro hospital open all week always from 2 to 6 p.m. Also in each drive-in in Lazio there are operators capable of carrying out tests and swabs the smallest “It is communicated by the COVID-19 Crisis Unit of the Lazio Region.

Saliva test starts on Monday in Lazio schools

At the beginning on Monday with saliva tests in the schools of Lazio. The pilot project will involve several institutes. “We will start with the experimentation of the saliva test in the schools of Lazio, during the screening of 800 thousand students”, explained Francesco Vaia, health director of Spallanzani in Rome in recent days. The saliva test was validated at Spallanzani. “It is a less invasive method and allows us to avoid the second withdrawal”, explains Vaia.

+++ Article updated at 12.00 +++