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The President of the Region Nicola Zingaratti and the regional health advisor Alessio D’Amato They had said, the yellow zone in which Lazio is currently included “is not a prize.” In fact, looser restrictions at this juncture could be a boomerang.
In the week just ended, D’Amato had predicted a “worsening of the curve” because “we have a wave that rises as expected and we need the utmost rigor and caution. Translated: The cases will increase and the Rt index will also increase.
In the last 48 hours, however, there have been no new positives, but the alarm has come from hospitals with the intensive therapy even more overloaded, with thirteen new patients registered in a single day and 26 new hospitalized in other wards. Next Friday the Ministry of Health will draft the new measures and Lazio really risks the orange zone.
The Rt index in Lazio
“We have to run in vaccinations more than the variant and we must also maintain extreme rigor beyond the colors. – The councilor had underlined – This means that even if we are in the yellow zone we must not lower our guard, in fact, we must increase the levels of care since the least number of restrictions runs the risk of suddenly sharpening the curve. The color issue is not a ranking. “
Ultimately, the message is clear: more speed is needed in the distribution of vaccines (the 66,000 doses administered have been exceeded) and strict measures are needed.
Lazio, on January 8, was “saved” from the new grip because it has an Rt a 0.98, therefore to the limit. In the last two bulletins of the weekend, the contagion curve has responded well, it has dropped so much that Rome has returned to around 600 daily infections.
46 years the average age of the positives
Of the cases confirmed so far in Lazio, the average age is 46 years, equally divided between men (51.4%) and women (48.6%). The confirmed cases since the beginning of the epidemic are distributed as follows: 18.3% in Asl Roma 1, 20.9% in Asl Roma 2, 11% in Asl Roma 3, 4.8% in Asl Roma 4, 9.3 in ASL Roma 5, 10.6% in ASL Roma 6, 8.1% in ASL de Frosinone, 8.8% in ASL de Latina, 3% in ASL de Rieti and 5.4% in the ASL of Viterbo.
Pressure on hospitals remains high
According to the Rt index, the worrying thing is the (still) increase in pressure in hospitals. In Lazio there are 78,785 currently positive cases for Covid-19, of which 2,850 are hospitalized, 323 in intensive care (+13 compared to yesterday) and 75,612 in home isolation.
According to data provided by the National Agency for Regional Health Services, occupied intensive care beds are (slightly) above the minimum threshold of 30% for intensive care and 40% for non-critical areas identified by the decree of the Minister of Health of April 30, 2020.
Only last Thursday, to limit this type of problem, the Region announced the expansion of 85 places available in intensive care “through additional modules duly equipped with all technologies and, of these, 20 additional places are ready and available at the Spallanzani Institute. The completion of the remaining intensive care places is expected as a deadline within mid-February “, they explain from the Region. The message is clear: Lazio now remains in the yellow zone, but the situation is on the edge.
Lazio in the orange zone: what’s up
With an eventual orange zone, movements outside the municipality of residence will not be allowed and bars, restaurants and pastry shops will remain closed. Only take away food service will be allowed and the stores will be open until 9:00 p.m.
The trips within your municipality are free from 5 to 22, while from 10 to 5 in the morning, trips are only allowed for work or health reasons. On the weekend of January 9 and 10, we remind you that the rules of the orange zone will be in force for all of Italy.
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Meetings in Rome on the weekend
The many get-togethers we witnessed over the weekend in Rome also generate concern: still crowded shopping streets, clear nightlife squares, fans in a frenzy for Turkish actor Can Yaman and Lazio players in the square to celebrate the birthday of his team. from the heart.
“In Rome, as unfortunately in other areas of Italy, the evidence of accumulated situations is increasing again. We cannot afford that. Not now that the finish line is within walking distance,” said Pd Roma secretary Andrea Casu.
“We understand the difficulties of everyone and everyone and we are aware of the enormous efforts of recent months, but that is precisely why we should not waste all the sacrifices made to contain the virus – continues Casu – Every day, there are still hundreds and hundreds of victims. caused by Covid. Therefore, after the miracle achieved by science in such a short time, we appeal once again to your responsibility. The health of the people who matter most to us also depends on us ”.
