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A 14-year-old boy died today in Modena. The young man, positive to coronavirus, lived with a series of serious and previous pathologies. This is the youngest victim in Emilia Romagna since the start of the pandemic. In the second wave, Modena is the most affected province in the entire region, as confirmed by the daily increase in infections, now 547 more. And also in the week of November 17 to 23, the epidemic trend highlighted a growth trend of new positive cases, contacts and hospitalizations, according to the Ausl that took stock of the situation.
HOSPITAL STRUCTURES UNDER STRESS
“The progressive increase in the need for hospitalization of Covid positive patients with respiratory failure in the structures of the entire territorial hospital network – says the Ausl – has involved a considerable organizational and clinical effort aimed at responding to these needs, which have been presented volumes significantly higher than those of the first wave (the peak of admissions on March 29 was 525 at the provincial level, the updated figure on the morning of November 23 sees 567 positive patients admitted to hospital establishments only in the province, to which are added patients treated in community hospitals) ».
The “extraordinary circulation of the virus among the population has also caused an increase in cases of positivity among health workers”, adds the Ausl: “All this has put a very strong stress on the entire prevention and treatment health care system that, despite As a result, until now it has been able to continue guaranteeing the governance of patient flows in the facilities and at home. This is thanks to the organizational plan and extraordinary contracting prepared and implemented by health companies during the summer period.
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 6:38 PM
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