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Of these, 35 are in intensive care, while 387 are hospitalized under the ordinary regime. Even today there are 2 new victims among Covid positive people. The healed are 41
The new LIVE with all the updates today in Sicily
There are 285 new Covid 19 positives registered in Sicily in the last 24 hours. Thus, the current positives amount to 4143 and the number of hospitalized patients rises to 422, with an increase of 11 hospitalizations compared to yesterday. Of these, 35 are in intensive care, while 387 are hospitalized under the ordinary regime; 3,721 are patients in home isolation. The swabs performed were 7,741. Also today there are 2 new victims among those positive for Covid: the total amounts to 335. The cured are 41. (ALL UPDATES – MAPS AND GRAPHICS OF THE CONTAGION)
17:32 – In Sicily 285 positives out of 7,741 swabs
There are 285 new Covid 19 positives registered in Sicily in the last 24 hours. Thus, the current positives amount to 4143 and the number of hospitalized patients rises to 422, with an increase of 11 hospitalizations compared to yesterday. Of these, 35 are in intensive care, while 387 are hospitalized under the ordinary regime; 3,721 are patients in home isolation. The swabs performed were 7,741. Also today there are 2 new victims among people positive for Covid: the total amounts to 335. The cured are 41. The percentage of positive cases in relation to the swabs performed is 3.6 percent. The new Sicilian cases of coronavirus are divided as follows: 79 cases in Palermo, 70 in Catania, 44 in Messina, 31 in Trapani, 27 in Syracuse, 10 in Ragusa, none in Enna, 12 in Agrigento and 12 in Caltanissetta.
15:18 – Eight positives at Syracuse hospital
Six health workers and two patients (already discharged and in isolation at home) from the Umberto I hospital in Syracuse tested positive for Covid-19. It is the result of the tracking activity carried out after the positivity of a pregnant woman who arrived at the hospital emergency room last week: she had been treated in extreme urgency by the staff, without knowing that the patient had refrained from reporting that her husband came from a high-risk place.
14:25 – The Municipality of Palermo closes the fruit and vegetable market
The Palermo fruit and vegetable market will be closed starting next week as a precaution. The decision was made after management was informed that three private workers at the via Montepellegrino market tested positive for hyssop. The closing order is being prepared in these last hours, also taking into account that both today and tomorrow the structure will be closed for the weekly rest. Meanwhile, Councilor Leopoldo Piampiano, in agreement with the mayor, asked Sispi for the complete list of all the people who have accessed the market in the last two weeks, which will also be sent to the ASP. The test will also be organized for municipal employees and the subsidiaries that work in the structure. For Mayor Leoluca Orlando “the increase in infections both in schools and hospitals, in public offices and now in the fruit and vegetable market can only arouse concern and alarm, so I ask regional and national governments to adopt urgent measures Clear and univocal that limit the possibility of meeting and all those activities not responsible. “It is the only solution to avoid being forced into a new confinement that could mean the economic destruction of our communities,” adds the mayor.
14:09 – Two positives in the Caltanissetta nursing home
Two elderly people from a nursing home in Caltanissetta have tested positive for the coronavirus and will be admitted to the infectious diseases department of Sant’Elia hospital the same day. During the night, another Sciacca patient had already been hospitalized, bringing the total number of hospitalizations to 19, in addition to the 4 ICU patients. The son and husband of a nurse at the “Immacolata Longo” hospital, already positive but asymptomatic, tested positive for Mussomeli. The numbers continue to grow in Niscemi where the positives are now 74. The numbers are mainly due to three outbreaks: two parties attended by many young people and a gym. In recent days, the army was sent to Niscemi to intensify controls.
13:21 – Palermo Mission, negative swabs in the red zone
The Mission Hope and Charity of Palermo, led by lay friar Biagio Conte, announces that the assisted and missionaries, about 300 people in the four host communities, have been in the red zone for 22 days due to a few dozen cases of positivity to Covid. , they are all negative on the third swab.
12:28 – Commissioner of health emergencies Nello Musumeci in Sicily
Governor Nello Musumeci was appointed by the presidency of the Council of Ministers commissioned for the health emergency in Sicily. This was confirmed by the President of the Region himself outside the work on ‘Post Covid-19 Health Care’ in Catania. “We are working in the area to isolate the root infection – he added – so that we do not need an excessive number of beds. We have 30 people in intensive care, we are not in an emergency, but we are working to prepare for the worst and so that the hotel Covid Lighten hospitals. We have bought two million quick swabs because we want to identify the positive immediately, we go to schools with saliva tests to avoid the children the hassle of swabs. We are doing – he added – everything that works in a phase of tension and constant attention “.
12:01 – Positive doctor at Termini Imerese hospital
A doctor tested positive for Covid-19 in the pediatric ward of the “Salvatore Cimino” hospital in Termini Imerese. Safety protocols were activated and swabs were made to colleagues and operators who came into contact with the healthcare professional. Sanitation of the premises carried out. The activities in the Pavilion of Pediatrics, where a hospitalized child had been discharged, take place regularly from today.
11:59 – Nello Musumeci: “We will get tired of war bulletins”
“The numbers say that in Sicily there are just over 200 infected, Campania has around 700. It is clear that compared to the southern regions we are not in an emergency, much less northern regions. We with the ‘war bulletin’ We will have to deal with this every day for next year as well, in the end we will get tired of knowing how many are infected and cured. We have to get used to living with this damn virus with caution and prudence without being afraid ”. This was stated by the President of the Region, Nello Musumeci.
11:38 – The positives in the Cefalù hospital amount to 15
The number of positives in the Giglio hospital in Cefalù increases. The swabs carried out in the hospital in recent days, after the first cases of contagion among health personnel, gave positive results for 12 operators, of which only one domiciled in Cefalù. Three patients who were transferred to a Covid center in Palermo were also infected. This was announced by the mayor of Rosario Lapunzina, inviting his fellow citizens to comply with the anti-Covid measures.
11:32 – No mask, 15 fined in Nisseno
Fifteen people were sanctioned yesterday in the province of Caltanissetta by the police for failing to comply with anti-contagion measures. Most of those who have been fined are young people found without a mask by the agents. In some cases, they hadn’t even brought protective gear. The 15 sanctioned will have to pay fines ranging between 400 and 1000 euros.
11:30 – Nightlife controls in Palermo, fines
The police have intensified administrative and anti-Covid controls in the nightlife areas of Palermo, raising penalties to around 9,000 euros. The agents garrisoned the center and, in particular, the Ballarò area and that of Piazza Revolution. The owner of a bar in Piazza Revolution was accused of lack of sanitation and lack of operating records, infractions punished with fines of two thousand euros. For the owner, also the sanction of 400 euros related to the violation of the distancing measures, for which the seizure of the commercial activity was also triggered for one day. Two passers-by were fined 400 euros each because they were caught on the street without a mask.
11:03 – Asp Catania: 100 places for cured but contagious
There are more than 100 beds for clinically cured Covid-19 patients, but with a positive swab, which the ASP of Catania has identified in the provincial territory. Thanks to this network, continuity of care will be guaranteed to patients discharged from hospitals who need a quarantine period because they are still contagious but cannot return home. There are currently 18 active beds in the “Madonna degli Ulivi” village in Viagrande. To these starting at 12 noon tomorrow, Sunday October 11, another 20 places will be added at the King House in Fondachello (Mascali). Another 14 seats will be available at the end of next week, again in the Viagrande structure, while there are 54 seats. identified in the RSA Arka of Catania and that will be activated in the coming days. “We responded immediately to the invitation of the Regional Health Department, led by the lawyer Ruggero Razza – explains the general manager of the ASP of Catania Maurizio Lanza – increasing the number of beds for Covid patients in the available hotel facilities and finding 54 more beds in the Arka RSA, which will help to provide a better and more efficient health response, decongesting hospital structures and ensuring an adequate care profile for patients who no longer need hospitalization, but who cannot return home. On the basis of the epidemiological trend, we are ready to increase this assistance network through the implementation of new agreements and the provision of additional beds. “
9:21 – 4 of the 70 Bagheria positives healed
Of the 70 affected by Covid-19 in Bagheria, 4 are cured, while an elderly woman died. This was communicated by Mayor Filippo Maria Tripoli. The mayor also released the data of the socio-sanitary district 39 that belongs to 5 municipalities: Altavilla Milicia, Casteldaccia, Ficarazzi, Santa Flavia and Bagheria. “From September to today, 783 swabs have been made throughout the district, the positive totals are 115, for a percentage that goes just over 13%.” According to the data provided by the ASP to the mayors, in the municipality of Villabate there are 29 There are 7 positives in Monreale, 9 in Altofonte.
8:33 – In Sicily 233 positives in 24 hours
There are 233 new Covid-19 positives registered in Sicily in the last 24 hours. Thus, the current positives amount to 3,901 and the number of hospitalized patients rises to 411. Of these, 35 are in intensive care, while 376 are hospitalized in the ordinary regime; 3,490 are patients in home isolation. The swabs made were 7,151.
