there are two dead in the hospital of Forlì

Unfortunately, there is another sad update on Saturday afternoon on the cases of coronavirus, which in the Forlì area has killed again: two died with covid-19, both were hospitalized in the “Morgagni-Pierantoni” hospital. They are a 68-year-old Forlì and a 63-year-old Meldolese. The number of victims in the Forlì area has risen to 112 since the start of the pandemic. At the provincial level, the total number of cases amounts to 197. A Saturday that returns a significant increase in cases of infections in the school, work and family environment.

Cases increase in Forlì schools: other classes end up in quarantine

In addition, as reported in the afternoon, there are 46, of which 29 are symptomatic, newly infected. The data also includes cases in school settings reported Friday afternoon by Ausl Romagna. In particular, there is one fact that should make us reflect: of the 46 new positives, 24 are for close contacts. So friends and family history. Another seven positives arose from the triage activity that is carried out in the hospital environment (controls that are carried out, for example, to those who access the emergency room or must undergo surgery): the swabs also identified a person who permanently cares for a hospitalized person. Cases in the workplace slowed down (four), while three cases arose due to visits outside of Forlì: one from contact with a person from Faenza and others from outside the region. Finally, there are eight symptomatic people who have discovered that they have contracted Covid-19 thanks to the swab requested by the family doctor.

At the municipal level, in addition to the 5 infections already anticipated in recent days, a screening is being carried out on those who have had direct contact with positive citizens and those who have presented symptoms. To date, all results, although incomplete, are negative. Among them are reassuring news regarding the students and staff of the Instituto Integral de Santa Sofía ”, updates the mayor of Santa Sofía, Valbonesi.

What to do in case of symptoms

In the event of suspicious symptoms, you should not go to your free choice GP or pediatrician, but contact them by phone. It is not necessary to go to the emergency room or even to the counters or services of the Romagna Ausl. Priority should be given to telephone contact (118, 800 033 033 Toll free number of the Regional Health Service and 1500 of the Ministry of Health). Continuity Care (formerly Medical Guard) clinics will be closed throughout the company until further notice. The service was extended by telephone (800 533 118, followed by the number of the desired office). In the event of fever, cough, general muscle aches, taste and smell disturbance, you should immediately call your GP by phone.

The numbers in Emilia-Romagna

In Emilia Romagna there are 383 more cases than on Friday, of which 162 asymptomatic identified as part of the regional contact tracing and detection activities: 145 were already isolated at the time the swab was performed, 154 were identified in that of outbreaks already known. There are 22 new infections 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 Belgium, France, the Netherlands, United Kingdom from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Czech Republic and Spain. On the other hand, there are 13 positive cases of return from other regions.

The average age of the new positives on Saturday is 42.8 years. Of the 162 asymptomatic, 103 were identified thanks to contact tracing, 33 through tests for risk categories introduced by the Region, 7 with prehospital tests, 4 identified after a positive serological test. In 15 cases, the reason for the swab is being checked. Regarding the situation in the provinces, the highest numbers of new cases are registered in Bologna (60 cases), Modena (53), Forlì (46), Piacenza (43 cases), Rimini (38), Ferrara ( 38), Reggio Emilia (32), Cesena (23), Parma (22), Ravenna (21) and Imola (9).

The swabs made yesterday are 13,779, for a total of 1,282,331. To these are also added 2,889 serological tests. Active cases, that is, the number of real patients, on Saturday is 5,976 (367 more than those registered on Friday). People isolated at home, or those with mild symptoms that do not require hospital treatment, or who do not have symptoms, are a total of 5,719 (+350 compared to Friday) about 95% of active cases. There are 16 patients in intensive care (+2 compared to Friday), 241 (+15) hospitalized in other departments of Covid.

The total number of people healed increased to 26,827 (+15 compared to Friday): 7 “clinically cured”, that is, they became asymptomatic after presenting clinical manifestations associated with the infection, and 26,820 those declared completely cured because they were negative in two consecutive tests.