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Milan, January 2, 2021 – If good morning starts in the morning, on the front COVID-19 the beginning of 2021 in. not reassuring Lombardy. Yesterday there were more than 3,000 new cases in the region with a positivity rate of 11.9%, despite strict restrictions that have been in place for more than a week. Restrictions that will remain in effect until January 6, after which the situation will be evaluated region by region according to the one now tested. yellow, orange and red areas.
Lombardy coronavirus
Today, however, I new cases of positivity to the coronavirus in Lombardy are 1,402, of which 71 ‘weakly positive’, compared to 11,758 swabs performed for a positivity rate which is confirmed in11.9%. Are registered 78 new deaths. The new positives compared to yesterday have been reduced to more than half, but with a very small number of swabs, taking into account that today’s data refer to those made yesterday, a holiday. The good news is that new positives / swabs ratio remains stable, after days of constant growth. As for the other numbers, I healed / discharged there are 626 while people in intensive care there are 491: four more from yesterday. In contrast, there are currently 3,293 patients hospitalized in other wards, 59 less yesterday (3,293 in total). Since the beginning of the pandemic, 4,896,792 swabs have been made.
At Province the new cases are divided as follows: Milan 596 of which 163 in the city of Milan; Bergamo 101; Brescia 226; Like 28; Cremona 46; Lecco 69; Lauds 16; Mantua 55; Monza Brianza 131; Pavia 49; Sondrio 11; Varese 72. In the area of metropolitan city of milan therefore focus the 42.5% of the total of the Lombard cases.
Covid: the contagion in Italy / Pdf
However, at the national level, the daily bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health and Civil Protection has 11,831 new cases of coronavirus in Italy, compared to 67,174 swabs performed (26,823,305 have been carried out since the beginning of the emergency): in positivity rate therefore goes back to 17.6%. In the last 24 hours, 364 deaths have been registered, for a total of 74,985 victims. With today’s, the total number of Covid cases in our country amounts to 2,141,201. Currently the positives are 577,062, 551,545 people in home isolation. There are 22,948 hospitalized patients with symptoms, of which 2,569 in intensive care. The discharges / recovered are 1,489,154.
English strain
A second case of contagion of the English strain Covid-19 in the province of Varese there was a Bust Arsizio. This was announced by the mayor of the city Emanuele Antonelli with a post published on Facebook to congratulate fellow citizens and ask them to behave responsibly. A first case of an English variant in the same Lombard territory had been made known in recent days by the first citizen of Arsago Seprio.
Orange zone risk
Before the entry into force of christmas decree, on December 24, Lombardy was in yellow zone and from there obviously he would like to start over, the January 7th. However, the figures for the last few days run the risk of sliding the region towards the orange zone. The government’s decision on the location of the region is expected next week, based on the new monitoring of the Higher Institute of Health.
Christmas effect
He spoke precisely of the numbers of the last days. Massimo Galli, director of infectious diseases at the Sacco hospital in Milan. Asked by Agi, the infectious disease specialist said that I data on the rise of infections “are affected by the holidays and they are less reliable than in the previous days, but the situation is not calm. “Galli explained:” There are some element of concern and we are still a long way from what can be defined as a peaceful situation. “ christmas shopping? “Whether it is called that or something else, it is well established: the movement of people is associated with increased risk. In other words, if people move, the virus moves with them.” For the infectious diseases specialist, “in the different European countries there was a resumption of the epidemicTake England for example, and this can happen to us too. Especially considering that our tendency is not reassuring“.
Outbreak in Varese Basketball
Worrying is also the risk of outbreaks. One of them emerged today, within Varese Basketball, where 12 people, including players and staff, tested positive for Covid-19. The tests were carried out with a view to the team’s departure to Trieste, where a championship match was scheduled for tomorrow which, given the situation, has been postponed.
Vaccine
The issue of the vaccine is also on the table, with the Government thinking of an application to fix the appointment in order to better manage a immunization campaign that continues but slowly, also thanks to the difference in preparation of the various regions. As to Lombardy, the welfare councilor Giulio Gallera announced that as of Monday, January 4i provides initial manageability up to a maximum of 10,000 doses per day, which can be increased later up to 15,000 “.
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