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Genoa – There are 170 new cases of coronavirus infection registered in Liguria in the last 24 hours, and of these 130 arose among the residents of the historic center of Genoa. The swabs were 3325. The data contained in the health bulletin of the ASL of Liguria confirms that the new cases continue to increase and that the outbreak in the historic center continues.
I’m in the hospital 201 people hospitalized, minus 3 compared to yesterday. Of these, 23 are in intensive care. In the last 24 hours there have also been 2 new deaths: two men aged 71 and 79, who died yesterday and today respectively in Sarzana. The victims since the beginning of the emergency amount to 1,612.
The origin of the new cases:
Imperia: 12
Savona: 7
Genoa: 128
Tigullio: 3
La Spezia: 18
Even the army to increase controls in the historic center and in Sampierdarena
Controls were intensified in the historic center and in Sampierdarena, partly using army personnel currently employed in policing the city with the safe roads operation. This was decided by the Public Order and Security Committee convened by the prefect of Genoa Carmen Perrotta. The meeting was attended by the leaders of the police, the governor Giovanni Toti, the mayor of Genoa Marco Bucci together with the security councilor of the municipality of Genoa Stefano Garassino. “We have identified two most critical areas – explains Garassino at the end of the meeting – which are those of the historic center and Sampierdarena where the sanitary provisions on the use of the mask and the prohibition of collection are not respected and there we will try to concentrate the controls. However, army personnel who cannot autonomously impose sanctions for noncompliance with the dpcm will be added from time to time to carabinieri, police and local police ”. If controls are intensified in the areas considered most critical at this time, however, there is no increase in the number of employed personnel: “As for the army, these are some units that will be relocated and used in controls – confirms the commissioner – so with the mayor again asked the prefect and the commissioner to verify the possibility of having more men to manage this phase.
