news, contagion data and updates today September 22, 2020

Of more than 9,000 swabs in Lazio, 238 cases were recorded on September 22, of which 141 are in Rome (the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic) and four deaths. The previous peak, which recorded 131 infections, was a month ago, on August 22.

“Figures that do not allow us to lower our guard as we have been saying for days. – Commented the Councilor for Health in Lazio Alessio D’Amato – There is a recovery, although in a completely different picture: today asymptomatic and clusters prevail” At the moment no we have situations of suffering in the network, but we must necessarily keep our attention high ”, he said while the tests for arrivals from Paris and other areas of France are operational at the airports of Fiumicino and Ciampino.

New cases of coronavirus in Rome

In ASL Roma 1 there are 47 cases in the last 24 hours and of these five are returning, two with links from Sardinia, one from France, one from India and one from Romania. Seventeen are the cases with a family link or contact of a known and isolated case. In ASL Roma 2 there are 70 cases in the last 24 hours and among these three there are two cases of return from Spain and one from Romania. Thirty-one contacts of already known and isolated cases and twenty-seven identified on the recommendation of the GP. In ASL Roma 3 there are 24 cases in the last 24 hours and there are four return cases, three from Abruzzo and one from Tuscany. There are thirteen contacts of already known and isolated cases.

Infections in the province of the capital

In ASL Roma 4 there are 8 cases in the last 24 hours and these are six contacts of already known and isolated cases and one identified on the recommendation of the GP. In ASL Roma 5 there are 14 cases in the last 24 hours and there are four cases of return from Puglia and nine are the contacts of already known and isolated cases. In ASL Roma 6 there are 21 cases in the last 24 hours and these are two return cases, one with links from Sardinia and the other from Ukraine. Twelve contacts of already known and isolated cases and one case identified in the prehospital phase.

54 cases and no deaths in the last 24 hours in the rest of the cities of the region

In the provinces there are 54 cases and there are no deaths in the last 24 hours. In the ASL of Latina there are thirty cases and there are five cases linked to the cluster of the fish market where the epidemiological investigation is carried out. Thirteen cases with family ties or contacts of an already known and isolated case and three cases of return from Romania. In Asl de Frosinone there are nine cases and these are six contacts of already known and isolated cases. In the Rieti ASL there are fourteen cases and there are thirteen cases linked to the cluster of an RSA where the epidemiological investigation is being carried out. In the ASL of Viterbo there is a case and it is a case identified in the access to the emergency room.

Covid cases in Lazio

To date, in Lazio there are 5,840 current positive cases of Covid-19, of these 5,347 are in home isolation. While 493 people are hospitalized, 27 of them in intensive care. Finally, 895 people died and 7,807 recovered. In total, 14,542 cases were examined. The Lazio Region newsletter informs you.

Positive high school student

Working Group on Vaccines in Rome

On Tuesday, the emphasis was on influenza vaccines: as of September 24, the first 400,000 doses will be distributed in Asl Roma 1, Asl Roma 2, Asl Roma 6, Asl di Viterbo and Asl di Latina. The goal is to vaccinate 2.4 million citizens. The new pediatric drive-in theater in the 0 to 6-year-old group will be active from Wednesday, at the Sant’Eugenio hospital, in connection with the Bambino Gesù pediatric hospital, a point of reference for all pediatric activities. A protected path dedicated to children with access to the Viale Rhodesia blood collection center.

A new drive-in for rapid tests opens in Rome

The procedure for the qualification of the sanitary structures in Lazio authorized to carry out laboratory diagnoses for the execution of rapid antigenic tests has been published. “The new drive-in in Roma-Sur opens at IRCCS Santa Lucia (Asl Roma 2 – entrance from via ardeatina 354). – D’Amato stresses – The location, conveniently signposted, is in the parking area in front of the IRCCS neurorehabilitation hospital. The new drive-in theater was created to increase the safety and inclusion of people with disabilities promoted by the Lazio Region, improving the Santa Lucia experience. “

Lazio forward Vedat Muriqi is positive

Lazio forward Vedat Muriqi, recently bought by Fenerbahce, tested positive for the Covid-19 swab. Muriqi underwent the test shortly before leaving for Italy, where he should have joined Inzaghi’s team.

Esperanza: “Buffer obligation for those arriving from Paris”

“I signed a new ordinance that extends the requirement for molecular or antigen testing to citizens of Paris and other areas of France with significant virus circulation.” The Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, announces it on social networks. “The European data cannot be underestimated – he warns – Italy is now better than other countries, but much caution is still needed so as not to frustrate the sacrifices made so far”.

The ordinance, informs the dicastery, will come into force tomorrow and refers to the following areas: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Corsica, Hauts de France, Ile-de-France, New Aquitaine, Occitania, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.

Article updated at 4:40 pm on September 22