Emilia-Romagna, the number of new infections remains high: 164 in 24 hours



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BOLOGNA – There are 164 new cases of coronavirus positivity in the last 24 hours in Emilia-Romagna, compared to more than 10 thousand swabs. A death, in the province of Parma.

Of the 164 new infections92 refer to asymptomatic persons identified as part of regional contact tracing and detection activities. Sixty-one people were already in solitary confinement, 85 were identified in the context of known outbreaks. There are 25 new infections related to returns from abroad; 34 those who return from other regions.

The Rt Regional transmission at 14 days is equal to 0.62, lower than the national average of 0.75%, updated on August 25. The average age of new positives today is 32.5 years.

The highest number of cases is registered in Forlì (26) and in the provinces of Modena (23), Bologna (22), Ravenna (21) and Piacenza (18).
A Forlì Of 27 new positives, 8 are contacts of already known cases identified through the follow-up activity, 3 return from abroad (Albania, Greece and Spain), 8 are linked to the outbreak of the Cervia nightclub and 4 are from contacts with young people and girls who had gone to the same nightclub, 3 due to a request for a swab by the GP and 1 sporadic case linked to a person with symptoms.
A Modena and province of 23 new positives, 4 returned from abroad (Moldova, Ukraine, Greece and Spain), 7 returned from Sardinia, 2 cases related to the outbreak of discos in Cervia, 2 in companies in the logistics sector that were positive for corporate screening , 1 for locating contacts, 1 a worker from the health residence and a sporadic case.
In the province of Bologna Of the 22 new cases, 6 concern people returning from Sardinia, 3 returning from Apulia and 1 from Umbria. There are 7 cases of return from abroad (4 from Spain, 2 from Ukraine and 1 from Romania), 3 attributable to people with symptoms, 1 as a case of already known contact and 1 attributable to the outbreak of the Cervia nightclub.
A Ravenna and province of 21 new positives in 12 cases are girls and boys who had attended the Cervia nightclub (11) and one of their contacts (1). Of the rest, 3 due to contacts of already known cases, 4 returned from vacation in Sardinia, 1 after access to the hospital due to symptoms and 1 after a voluntary test.
In the province of Piacenza of 18 new positives, 8 were identified as contacts of already known cases, 5 returned from abroad (2 from Tunisia, 1 from Romania, 1 from Algeria, 1 from Albania), 3 returned from trips to Italy (Sardinia), 1 thanks to a health surveillance visit in the workplace, 1 because it is symptomatic.
A Reggio emilia and province of 16 new cases, 3 derived and returned from abroad (2 from Romania, 1 from Albania), 7 on vacation in Italy (Sardinia), 4 from new family outbreaks, 1 from preoperative detection and 1 sporadic with the presence of symptoms.
A Cesena of 13 new positives, 8 always refer to the Cervia nightclub; of the rest, 1 returned from abroad (Albania), 2 due to contacts with known cases, 1 due to symptoms and 1 due to voluntary detection.
In the province of Ferrara of 10 new positives, 4 refer to sporadic cases of symptomatic people, 2 were identified thanks to the follow-up of known cases, 3 returned from vacation in Italy (2 Sardinia and 1 Sicily) and 1 from abroad (Senegal).

These are the new cases of positivity in the area, which do not refer to the province of residence, but to the province in which the diagnosis was made: 4,779 in Piacenza (+18, of which 5 symptomatic), 3,909 in Parma ( +5, of which 2 symptomatic), 5,356 in Reggio Emilia (+16, of which 5 symptomatic), 4,365 in Modena (+23, of which 12 symptomatic), 5,624 in Bologna (+ 22, of which 15 symptomatic), 485 cases in Imola (+8, of which 4 symptomatic), 1,215 in Ferrara (+10, of which 4 symptomatic), 1,377 in Ravenna (+ 21 cases, of which 5 symptomatic), 1,104 in Forlì (+26, of which 13 symptomatic), 925 in Cesena (+12 of which 7 symptomatic) and 2,408 in Rimini (+3 of which 1 symptomatic).

The numbers at a glance

In synthesis, since the beginning of the pandemic until today there are 31,547 people infected in Emilia-Romagna; those healed increased to 24,467. Active cases, that is, the number of real patients, is currently 2,621 (2,518 in isolation at home, 9 in intensive care, 94 in other covid wards). Deaths amount to 4,459.

Test the inhabitants of Medicine

As of September 7, all the inhabitants of Medicina, the Bolognese municipality where a red zone was established during the confinement, will be able to undergo free serological tests to find out if they have come into contact with the virus. This was announced by the president of the Emilia-Romagna region, Stefano Bonaccini. “The Medicine community – he said – was one of those that suffered the most during the dramatic pandemic. As of September 7, thanks to the regional screening programs for the most affected areas, all the inhabitants of Medicina will have the opportunity to undergo free serological tests to continue monitoring the situation ”.

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