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Liguria. “We are back to a pre-Christmas situation in terms of territorial screening activity, with 305 new positives in 4,043 molecular swabs, which is equivalent to less than 10%. The circulation of the virus in our region remains stable. They are hospitalized again, a sign that the operation of our hospital system has resumed at full capacity in terms of discharges, which again coincide with working days. Sadly, 15 people have still died: we expected an increase in this number after the holidays, although less violent than in the days before Christmas. I hope that even these data, the most painful, will soon decrease ”.
Thus, the president of the Liguria region, Giovanni Toti, in the usual evening press update on the Covid emergency.
As for vaccines, “we have concluded the first round of symbolic vaccinations and tomorrow more 16 thousand doses will arrive, even more thanks to the fact that Aifa has accepted our requests authorizing 6 doses for each vial. On December 31, in the morning, vaccinations will begin in the rest of Liguria: despite the bad weather that caused perhaps a 24-hour delay, the vaccination campaign is basically underway and from that moment on it should continue without interruptions. “
Filippo Ansaldi, Prevention Manager at Alisa: “The incidence, or the number of new cases, has been constant for 3 weeks. There is a situation of stability in the circulation of the virus, with the Rt close to 1, an incidence and a substantially constant number of visits to hospitals in recent weeks. Therefore, it is essential to continue respecting the regulations to avoid, with an increase in cases, that the situation becomes dramatic again ”.
Barbara Rebesco, director of the Complex Structure of Pharmaceutical Policies of Alisa and regional reference for the logistics of Covid vaccines: “The delivery of 16 boxes of pizza is confirmed for tomorrow, the name by which we identify the packages prepared by Pfizer for the delivery of vaccines : from 9.30 to 14 deliveries will be carried out in the 14 centers identified in Liguria “.
“The good news is that last night Aifa, after our repeated requests, authorized the use of 6 doses from each bottle. For delivery doses, we went from an availability of 15,600 doses to 18,720 doses. This number becomes important if we project it on the 60,142 doses authorized for the first phase in Liguria (destined to: health personnel, general practitioners, pediatricians, public assistance volunteers, guests and operators of the RSA, ed): with an increase of 20 %, we could offer the vaccine to 12,000 more people. In addition, last night we immediately sent the Aifa communication: the vaccine day that ended today and that involved two RSAs, with 100% memberships between guests and staff, saw the administration of 340 total doses, 20 more than the 320 doses originally planned “.
Angelo Gratarola, head of the regional intercompany emergencies and emergencies service: “The data related to going to the emergency room is scarce, just over 1/3 compared to the pre-covid period. At the San Martino Polyclinic Hospital we are about 120-130 daily visits, with a stable number for a few days and a fairly low number of covid-positive patients. Intensive care also follows this trend. It should be noted that some COVID-positive patients are hospitalized in intensive care for different reasons, that is, they do not have the pathology associated with COVID but other pathologies that require admission to intensive care ”.
Matteo Bassetti, director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the San Martino Polyclinic Hospital: “We close 2020 with good data for the Infectious Diseases department. During the Christmas holidays there was a significant turnover, with many resignations and the same number of entries. Today bed occupancy is around 75%, somewhat more than before the Christmas holidays but at an absolutely acceptable level ”.
“I report the case of a patient who remained continuously positive for Covid for 250 days. I think it is a record in international literature and that is why we have produced a ‘clinical case’ for a prestigious international journal. Unfortunately, the patient, who had a complex clinical picture, passed away. The continuous activity of clinical research allows us to discover always new aspects of this disease ”.
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