Covid of intensive care, data on beds. In 11 regions, departments above the critical saturation threshold – Corriere.it



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The Covid-19 pandemic in Italy seems to slow its progress slightly, with the transmissibility index of Rt disease which is in mild remission at 1.4. Ultimately, there is an initial slowdown in contagion that, however, needs to be confirmed in the coming weeks so that we can start talking about a turning point. For the moment, however, the level of saturation in intensive care units remains above the critical threshold in 11 of the 21 autonomous regions and provinces, where the occupancy of the available beds is greater than 30%. In the normal wards of Covid hospitals, however, the occupancy of beds (in this case the threshold is 40%) was exceeded in 14 of the 21 cases. This is the image that emerges from the latest report (updated the night of November 13) from the National Agency for Regional Health Services (Agenas) that depends on the Ministry of Health.

At the moment, there is a first positive sign, This is attributable to the restrictive measures implemented, but there is still no decline in the curve and the emergency continues, especially due to the level of saturation in hospitals and intensive care units. The goal now is to bring Rt below 1, to ensure infections are manageable again without putting the healthcare system at risk.

According to the monitoring, Umbria seems to be in the most worrying situation: in the region governed by Donatella Tesei (Lega) more than 54% of intensive care beds are occupied. A wheel follows the Autonomous province of Bolzano (53% saturation); Lombardy (52%); Piedmont (49%); Liguria (47%) me Tuscany, where he Four. Five% of beds available.

“Friday was the fourth day in a row that A decrease in intensive care, this indicates that the system that has been developed is working -explained Franco Locatelli, president of the Superior Council of Health-. There is a slowdown that, obviously, will have to be confirmed, and that should be motivating to advance in the line adopted with the strict measures taken.

The situation of the hospital beds available in the “non-critical zone” it is on alert in 14 of the 21 territories. At the top of the emergency list is Autonomous province of Bolzano, where is the 97% of beds are occupied. The situation is also serious Piedmont (90% saturation); Valle d’Aosta (79%); Liguria (73%); Autonomous Province of Trento (68%); Marche (58%) and Emilia-Romagna (52%).

November 15, 2020 (change November 15, 2020 | 14:47)

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