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The slow decline continues, but the situation in Lombardy on the coronavirus front remains critical. On Friday, December 18, compared to 33,846 swabs, another 2,744 cases were found throughout the Region (14 more than yesterday); the relationship between swabs performed and new positives is 8.11%. Another 910 people positive for the virus were found between Milan and its interior. The data was disclosed by Civil Protection with the usual bulletin.
In the last 24 hours there have been 22 new intensive care admissions in Lombardy. However, the total number of occupied resuscitation beds decreased by 9 units compared to yesterday, between deceased and recovered patients: now 602 people with severe respiratory failure are hospitalized in the intensive care units of regional hospitals. In a single day, the number of beds occupied by less seriously ill patients decreased by 137 units for a total of 4,656. In hospitals in the region there are a total of 5,258 people affected by SarsCov2 (146 fewer than on Thursday).
2,515 people have been negative in the last 24 hours; In total, the Lombards that have recovered from the covid are 360,529. The death trail caused by the virus is lengthening. In just one day he killed another 60 people; the (official) total has reached 24,225.
Too many dead: Lambrate crematorium closes
From tomorrow, December 19 until January 3, 2021, the Milan crematorium, located in the Lambrate cemetery, is temporarily closed. This was established by the Municipality with an urgent order published on Friday morning. New accesses will not be authorized, in order to allow the execution of the cremation services already programmed and the execution of the necessary extraordinary maintenance of the plants.
The reason that pushed the closure of the crematorium to new entrances is due, unfortunately, to the peak of requests for deaths caused by the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. “The second pandemic wave has caused an increase in mortality in Milan – says the document – and, as a necessary consequence, the competent municipal management has already limited access to the Lambrate Crematorium to only residents who died in Milan as of November 5 “. 2020 ″.
