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Bologna, October 23, 2020 – After yesterday’s boom, the number of coronavirus infections in the province of Bologna is decreasing. According to what emerged from the bulletin published by the Region today, October 23, there are 164 new cases of Covid in the metropolitan area (yesterday 235, the day before yesterday 119). But there is one more death: a 90 year old man.
Of the 164 cases in the province of Bologna, 77 swabbed for the presence of symptoms, 3 were identified thanks to contact tracing, 2 through tests for the highest risk categories, while for 82 new positives the epidemiological investigation is still ongoing.
Among the 164 new infections, 141 are sporadic and 23 insert into sprouts (family and school). Finally, it should be noted that 4 cases are imported from other regions, none from abroad.
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Bologna is confirmed as the province of Emilia-Romagna with the most cases. the people admitted to intensive care in the province of Bologna there are 40 (1 more than yesterday), while Imola remains at 2. Again with regard to the Imola district, new infections today I’m 35 (yesterday 31), of which 25 symptomatic, of 450 swabs (7.7%).
There are 26 people from Imola, 2 from Medicine, 2 from Mordano, 1 Castel San Pietro, 1 Castel Guelfo, 3 outside the territory. There is also a cure. The epidemiological investigation reveals that 18 are contacts of already established cases (11 positives refer to 6 different family outbreaks), 16 are sporadic cases, and 1 was detected by prehospital screening. There are 9 people admitted to S. Maria della Scaletta. The total number of cases and 201 assets rose to 796.
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Infections in the school of Bologna and province
Yesterday, October 22, they were notified to the Department of Public Health of the Azienda Ausl in Bologna. 11 cases of positivity to Sars-CoV-2 attributable to 9 different schools of Bologna, Anzola dell’Emilia me San Lazzaro di Savena. Three cases, two symptomatic and one asymptomatic, attend the First Grade of Secondary in different classes “Fabio Besta”In Bologna, the last day of classes for two cases was on October 19, for the third case on October 16; a symptomatic case attends the Institute of Higher Education “Weather in Belluzzi Fioravanti“In Bologna, the last day of school was last October 20; one case, asymptomatic, attends First Grade of Secondary “Rodari” in San Lazzaro di Savena, the last day of school was last October 20; a symptomatic case attends the first grade of secondary school “Pastures” in Anzola dell’Emilia, the last day of school was last October 17; one case, symptomatic, attends the Secondary school “Laura Bassi” In Bologna, the last day of classes was last October 16; a symptomatic case attends the first grade of secondary school “Rolandino”, the last day of school was last October 13; one case, asymptomatic, attends the State Nursery School “Benini”In Bologna, the last day of classes was last October 15; one case, asymptomatic, attends the “Garibaldi” Primary School in Bologna, the last day of classes was last October 15; one case, asymptomatic, attends the municipal nursery “Laura Alpi” in Bologna, the last day of classes was on October 15.
The Department of Public Health, in collaboration with school principals and Covid representatives from the nine schools involved, has taken steps to address the positive issues and their respective close contacts (peers and teachers).
Incidence rate more than double
Returning to Bologna, in about three weeks the pandemic incidence rate of Covid-19, that is, the number of positives per 100,000 inhabitants, in the city it has more than doubled: from 39.2 to 89. It means that “here too, as in all of Italy, we are facing a growth that is beginning to be exponential and no longer linear”, underlines the municipal councilor for Health. Giuliano Barigazzi, responding in question time to a question presented by Simona Lembi (Pd). The data on the evolution of the pandemic “highlight an important development both in absolute terms and in the incidence rate”, says Barigazzi, inviting “not to look at the data day by day but week by week, otherwise there are fluctuations, in particularly on Sundays and Mondays as well because there are often fewer tampons, which can be misleading. “
That said, today “one outlines significant growth of new cases both at company level and in individual districts, in particular that of the city of Bologna, something obvious – continues the commissioner – because, of course, the virus is spreading particularly in urban areas, not only in Italy but throughout the world “.
Regarding the district of the city of Bologna, therefore, the incidence rate jumped from 39.2 to 89 if we compare the week of October 5 with the current one, not yet finished. At the metropolitan level, the average rate is 79. Meanwhile, 81,000 cases have been observed since the beginning of the epidemic and, Barigazzi reports, between October 1 and 21 there was an increase of 1,745 units; 722 overall deaths always since the start of the pandemic. There are currently 1,500 people under surveillance, with about 85 identified outbreaks of which 41 are relatives (which does not necessarily mean born in the family, specifies the commissioner).
Rt index above 1 and intensive care tripled
At the same time, the transmissibility index Rt “starts to be above 1, we are towards 1.25 but it fluctuates a lot according to the days – says Barigazzi- and even that will be calculated on the last 14 “. In any case, we are at the levels “that lead to scenario 3 indicated by the Cts -adds Barigazzi- which is a sustained transmissibility”. October, then, ordinary hospitalizations went from 40 to 132 and they are increasing a lot these days ”, continues the commissioner, while hospitalizations in intensive care They have gone from three to 36. But “they have been in existence for a few days and therefore they evolve. Unfortunately they are going to grow”, warns Barigazzi.
More than half of the people are asymptomatic and among those hospitalized very serious or very serious cases they are not as many as in March and April, “But the pressure on hospitals is growing significantly,” Barigazzi emphasizes. Regarding the age groups, 75% of the cases are in the year zero-60; between 18 and 49, 34% of the cases are concentrated and 12% fall in the range 0-17. Between the ages of zero and 40, almost half (46%) of infections are located.
“The epidemic is manifesting in an important way“, reiterates the commissioner:” The main route we must follow is follow-up. We are strengthening human resources for the location of contacts, other people are arriving to join the already substantial group of the department ”. Furthermore, “we have started a simplified procedure for epidemiological investigations, which are called essential”, adds Barigazzi. .
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“We are not sure what will happen in the next few weeks. If steps are taken to close those plants at the national or regional level, it won’t be because things are not working in Bologna. In case of course we will adapt – The municipalities cannot exceed the national standards, but knowing that they have done everything possible to avoid it. “Thus, the Councilor for Sports of the Bologna City Council, Matteo lepore, in response, read by colleague Elena Gaggioli, in the question time of Councilor Umberto Bosco (Lega) on the controls of swimming pools and gyms.
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