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Today, Thursday, October 15, 5,346 tests for the Covid-19 coronavirus infection were recorded in Puglia and 257 positive cases were recorded: 144 in the province of Bari, 12 in the province of Brindisi, 27 in the province BAT, 25 in the province of Foggia, 8 in the province of Lecce, 40 in the province of Taranto, 1 resident outside the region.
7 deaths were recorded: 4 in the province of Bari and 3 in the province of Foggia.
Since the beginning of the emergency, 473,161 tests have been carried out; 5,387 recovered patients. 4409 are currently positive cases.
The total number of positive Covid cases in Puglia is 10,421, divided as follows: 4,308 in the province of Bari; 969 in the BAT province; 829 in the province of Brindisi; 2,487 in the province of Foggia; 919 in the province of Lecce; 825 in the province of Taranto; 80 attributed to residents outside the region; 4 province of unknown residence.
The APL prevention departments have activated all the procedures for the acquisition of anamnestic and epidemiological information, with the aim of tracing close contacts.
The epidemiological bulletin for the Puglia region is available today by clicking here. Although there have been no updates from the Municipality for a few days, in the table shown in the regional bulletin, as of today the Corato area is colored red. This color indicates that the number of positives currently in the city is greater than 51. This means that since the last update provided last Saturday by Mayor De Benedittis (39 positives), at least 12 other new infections have been added. Obviously, clarifications are expected from the municipal body.
Statement from DG ASL Bari, Antonio Sanguedolce: «There are 144 positives to Sars-Cov 2 detected today by the Department of Prevention. Contact tracing activity continues to highlight a series linked to positives already isolated and subject to epidemiological surveillance. The data we have shows that viral circulation continues to be high, particularly in the family and the community, which is why the extreme usefulness of adhering to the anti-contagion rules must be reiterated: frequent hand hygiene, interpersonal distancing and use of the mask also in ‘open. In addition, we invite citizens to strictly comply with the new regulations issued by the Government, especially in a phase in which everyone is called to act responsibly, fully aware of the current health emergency, helping to limit the opportunities for transmission of the virus ”.
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