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Florence, February 10, 2021 – The governor of the Tuscany Eugenio Giani, as usual, anticipated today’s data from the Toscano Covid newsletter. So the new cases registered in the last 24 hours are 671 in 20,046 tests of which 13,043 molecular swabs and 7,003 rapid tests. The rate of new positives is 3.35% (7.1% about the first diagnoses). “Meanwhile, in Tuscany, the fear of slide to orange. On the other hand, the possibility of crossing the critical threshold of value 1 in RT (the average contagion index used as a parameter for color variation) had been announced for some time, given that Tuscany’s permanence in yellow already last week it occurred thanks to a minimal deviation, with an index of 0.98. Since then, the data analyzed by the Regional Health Agency show “a slight but generalized upward trend.” «Today we send the data to Rome, there is this serious element of gradual growth of infections that could lead to orange zone, So that This takes place on Sunday the 14th or Monday the 15th of February depending on which will be the decree of the Minister of Health“Thus, the president of the Region Eugenio Giani speaking in the Regional Council about the hypothesis that the orange zone will be activated for Tuscany.” The data we send is measured by the IT platform of the Ministry of Health “but” the trend is something above 1 like Rt. I tend to think that if the last time we bloomed the orange zone, this time we increased in data, even if only a little bit, and therefore the danger of turning orange is real, objective As for the timing, Giani explained, “It is not up to us. We cannot decide in any way, nor govern the phenomenon. In some cases the measures are taken on Sunday, in other cases on Monday based on the moment of publication of the decree in the Official Gazette “
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Meanwhile, the bet is now on vaccinations. The vaccination campaign with doses will begin on Thursday, February 11, instead of Sunday, February 14 Astrazeneca in Tuscany. The advancement of the administration is possible thanks to the anticipated arrival of 15,400 doses of the expected Astrazeneca anti-Covid vaccine, underlines the Region, for today.
Reservations on the regional portal will be open from Tuesday, February 9 at 6 pm This first window will last until Sunday, February 14. On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, vaccinations will take place from 2.30 to 6.30 p.m., while on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For these first four days, some of the vaccination points planned throughout the region will open, from which you can choose when making the reservation. The categories that can be reserved are: school and university personnel, teachers and non-teachers, armed forces and police. Meanwhile, local health authorities announce that they have launched the first vaccination facilities.
Among the large centers ready for administration are the Mandela Forum in Florence, a pavilion in Arezzo Fiere, the multiplex in Grosseto, the PalaGiannelli in viale Sclavo in Siena. The Massa Centro district, the Casa della Salute in Aulla, the Campo di Marte health citadel in Lucca, the via Garibaldi district (Pisa), the East Livorno district and the Cecina hospital. The next supplies of the vaccine are also expected today, concludes the Region. Pfizer-Biontech, with which the vaccination of health, social and sanitary workers and rsa staff proceeds, while that of the guests is concluded. For all operators who have already pre-registered, agendas will reopen today at 2 pm.
With respect to data of the COVID-19 In Tuscany, the focus is on positivity rate: in six days it doubled, from 6.4% on February 3 to 12.1% yesterday, with a marked increase in hospitalizations.
Covid, the February 9 newsletter
Covid Toscana, The newsletter of February 8
The positivity rate in Tuscany, day by day
“Rt above 1, Tuscany at risk of orange”
The intervention of President Giani in the regional council. HERE THE ARTICLE
Giani: It is not a competition, the vaccine will be there for everyone “
The president of the Tuscany region reassures citizens HERE THE ARTICLE
Cases increase by more than 500 in a week
“This week – says the president of the regional council Antonio Mazzeto – there have been 4,162 cases, a significant increase compared to 3597 last week and 3,007 two weeks ago. There were not many cases from the week of November 30 to December 6. The percentage of positive swabs also increased from 3.1% two weeks ago to 4.04% in the last 7 days. There have been cases this week in 214 Tuscan municipalities“.
Red zone closed: mass screening begins
Mass screening starts Monday morning for the city of Chiusi, in the province of Siena, on the border with Umbria, which became a red zone after a peak of infections with the presence of a Brazilian variant.
Phase two of the advance vaccine
Teachers and law enforcement officers are expected to be vaccinated between the ages of 18 and 55. It will already be possible to book this afternoon. READ THE ARTICLE
Vaccine for health workers, reserves reopened
On Tuesday, February 9, from 2:00 p.m., the agendas to reserve the Vaccine for COVID-19 for all healthcare and social healthcare professionals who have already pre-registered. The availability of places will be subject to the moment and the amount of vaccine doses that are actually provided. Since the start of the campaign at 12 noon today, a total of 150,233 doses of vaccine have been administered, of which 21,948 in rsa.
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