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Pending mass vaccination, the fight against the epidemic in Lombardy continues. The official figures of the progress of the pandemic were published, as usual, in the afternoon. On Tuesday, December 29, compared to 11,607 swabs, another 843 cases were found throughout the Region (270 more than yesterday); the ratio between swabs performed and new positives is 7.26%. Another 256 people positive for the virus were found between Milan and its interior. The data were disclosed by Civil Protection with the usual bulletin.
In the last 24 hours there have been 45 new admissions to intensive care in Lombardy. The total number of occupied resuscitation beds, however, decreased by 14 units from yesterday, including deaths and recovered patients: now 498 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 157 units for a total of 3,634. In hospitals in the region there are a total of 4,132 people affected by SarsCov2 (171 less than on Monday).
The people who have been negative in the last 24 hours are 1,141; In total, the Lombards that have recovered from the covid are 39.2854. The death trail caused by the virus is lengthening. In just one day, he killed 49 other people; the (official) total reached 24,958.
In Italy, there are 11,212 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours (out of 128,740 swabs performed) and 659 victims. 17,044 people recovered or discharged. On Monday, December 28, 445 deaths and 8,585 new cases had been reported, but only in 68,681 swabs.
Fontana: a new era begins with Vaccination Day
“Today is a fundamental day. We are going on a fairly long road that will lead us to normalcy. Towards the reacquisition of our freedoms that we had to sacrifice. However, it is not a ‘free all’: we are in the middle of an epidemic that still continues. , we continue behaving as always with masks and spacing ”. These are the words of good wishes with which the Lombard governor Attilio Fontana greeted the regional path to the anti-Covid vaccination campaign, which took place on Sunday morning at the Niguarda Hospital in Milan.
“From the first day – underlined President Attilio Fontana, during the press point, held outside the hospital – I have always maintained that the real change of pace would have occurred when we would have had the vaccine available. Today is a fundamental day and our first thoughts go to those who lost their lives due to Covid and to those who have had family and friends who have been affected by it. A thought also for those who have contributed to combat the epidemic: the entire health world, the volunteers, the Army that has given great help to tackle various problems ”.
On the ‘Vaccination Day’ organized at the ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda in Milan, with President Fontana present the Councilor for Welfare, Giulio Gallera, the Councilor for Security, Riccardo De Corato, and the Undersecretary of the Presidency, Alan Christian Rizzi . With them, among others, also the head of the Representation of the European Commission of Northern Italy, Massimo Gaudina, and the general director of Niguarda, Marco Bosio.
