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The new fixed point of respiratory triage of the San Martino Emergency Service in Genoa
5,173 swabs performed in the last 24 hours
Genoa – I am 464 the new positives of today in Liguria, compared to 5,173 swabs made in the last 24 hours. This was announced by the Region explaining that the highest number of infections is in Genoa (Asl 3): 306. It is followed by Savona (Asl 2) with 76 new positives, Imperia (Asl 1) with 41, La Spezia (Asl 5) with 38 and Tigullio (Asl 4) with 3.
Three other victims registered in Genoa: In the bulletin that Alisa and the local Ligurian health authorities send daily to the Ministry of Health, the death of a 78-year-old man who died on Thursday, October 15 in Villa Scassi is indicated; while in the regional bulletin two deaths are reported (whose data have not yet been validated for inclusion in ministerial flows): a 92-year-old Genoese woman died in the Galliera hospital who was admitted to geriatrics, while she was in the San Martino A 92-year-old resident of Genoa died, who was hospitalized in a critical medical area. They both passed away today, October 17.
In hospitals there are 23 more hospitalized than yesterday, for a total of 402 patients, of which 38 in the different intensive care units. There are 294 more people in home isolation than yesterday. Those cured in the last 24 hours are 48.
“Infections grow linearly, not in flames as in other regions, most patients are not serious, the intensive therapy in Liguria there are more than 250, so at the moment they are only employed by 18% ”, said the president of the Region, Giovanni Toti, taking stock of the situation in Covid. “Patients who come to hospitals have fewer symptoms than in the past,” he added during a direct on Facebook. Good news comes from La Spezia, the number of people hospitalized is decreasing, a sign that the outbreak in recent weeks is wearing off.
Toti added that the Regions “have complained to the Government because our proposals have not been accepted. Today we have two very long meetings and tomorrow we will face each other again. Those who work and the school must be protected -he added-. For the school the proposal is to activate distance education during the last two years of the institutes in rotation, for example, do a week at school and a week at home. We ask protect bars and restaurants and therefore do not tighten, but managers must follow the rules very carefully, therefore distance, wash their hands and masks ».
Structures run for cover
To cope with the new growth phase of infections,Galliera hospitalAccording to the regional plan, it interrupts outpatient surgery and short one-day hospitalizations, except in cases of neoplastic pathologies, situations that cannot be postponed and of clinical severity. For these patients, hospitalizations will be planned to ensure their stay in the best safety conditions in the face of the pandemic. The decision derives from the fusion of some surgical structures, destined to recover 26 beds for Covid hospitalization medium intensity.
The municipal administrations are also acting. Sestri Levante All services related to Covid-19 are reactivated, such as the home shopping service for those who must respect the precautionary quarantine: people are contacted directly by municipal social workers as soon as their names are communicated. A call will be launched shortly to recruit volunteers willing to take over the delivery of expenses and other small services in favor of people who must respect isolation.
Meanwhile, the Covid outbreak is being monitored in the rsa “Santa Caterina” by Varazze, where 81 out of 100 guests tested positive. What he did discover was a vascular disease that occurred in a host. The man was transferred to the hospital and, subjected to a swab, positivity emerged that triggered controls in all the guests and employees of the RSA, revealing the cluster. All are asymptomatic. Pending the second round of testing, the facility will perform rapid smears to monitor the course of the disease. Meanwhile, the entry of outsiders and visitors is prohibited.
