Sicily is the region with the most cases of hospitalized

Another registry of swabs carried out, another daily registry of new positives in Sicily: 259 cases discovered in 7,374 tests (3.5%). There is no doubt that the two data are closely related. But that the virus has started to circulate again, perhaps more than last spring, at least on the island, is equally beyond question. Increase in cases in the province of Palermo (131), which is still the most affected with 2,483 infected since the beginning of the pandemic, while in the province of Etna 66 more cases were registered.

There are three other victims, but it is also correct to highlight the 109 cured. Stable hospital situation compared to yesterday: 376 patients (+1) were hospitalized with symptoms, in addition to 33 patients in intensive care (+3). The current positives are 3,696, of which 3,287 are at home.

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Sicily region with the most hospitalized cases

Sicily with 11.5% (updated to yesterday’s figure) is the Italian region with the highest percentage of coronavirus cases in hospital, a figure clearly higher than the national average of 6.6%, followed by Liguria (10, 4%) Lazio (9.9%), Puglia (8.9%), Piedmont (8.6%), Abruzzo (8.2%), Basilicata (7.9%). This was revealed by the monitoring of the Gimbe Foundation that highlights how “since the end of July there has been an increase in hospitalized patients with symptoms and in intensive care, which have increased respectively from 732 to 3,625 and from 49 to 319

However, it should be noted that on March 28, the day on which the most infections were recorded in Sicily during the confinement (175 out of 1,164 swabs made), those hospitalized were 414 out of 1,095 positive at that time. Therefore, in percentage they were 37%. Therefore, it is easy to understand how six months later, from a medical point of view, the virus seems to be more easily controlled.

“If the national data – says the president of the Nino Cartabellotta Foundation – do not show any overload of hospital services, relevant regional differences begin to emerge.” In particular, as of October 6, 8 regions registered hospitalization rates per 100,000 inhabitants above the national average of 6.5: Lazio (13.9), Liguria (13), Campania (9.2), Sardinia ( 8.8), Sicily (7.9), Piedmont (7.1), Abruzzo and Puglia (6.6).

The words of Councilor Razza

Regional Health Advisor Ruggero Razza commented on today’s data: “Today admissions are increasing by four units, positive at 259. Over 7,400 swabs, plus quick swabs and serological tests. This is a good response to the strategy of the capillary investigation of the positives that we are refining day after day. I am not afraid that the number of asymptomatic patients is increasing: the more we search, the more we will find. However, it is very important that we work – as we are doing – in the hospital rotation, Open areas with little intensity of care and territorial screening work. And, above all, that every citizen must standardize their behavior in accordance with the regulations “.