The epidemic continues to progress in our region even if a decline is confirmed with 55 new confirmed cases identified by Public Health France on April 19, bringing the total to 4,028 confirmed cases in the region since the start of the epidemic.
>>> The assessment in France to read HERE
The balance sheet in hospital services
- Monday, the balance sheet of people hospitalized in New Aquitaine increased by 13 patients. This means that 838 people are currently being treated in hospitals
- 191 people are currently in intensive care or intensive care. Sunday evening, there were 196
- Another encouraging fact is that 1,083 people have been discharged from the hospital since the start of the epidemic, 22 more than the day before.
Since the start of the epidemic, there have been 259 deaths among hospitalized people (+ 12 compared to the previous day), 50 of which were caused by residents transferred from a nursing home.
As a reminder, these figures do not include all of the Covid-19 untested persons identified by city medicine and the department figures include cases that have not yet been geolocated and attributed to the department of the laboratory which carried out the test.
[[# COVID19]Point to April 20:
Platform #RenfortsCovid Nouvelle-Aquitaine, call for volunteers, particularly for accommodation structures for the elderly
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Numbers
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In the Ehpad
2 94 nursing homes, or 5 more establishments compared to the previous day out of the 898 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (ie 32.7%) declared one or more possible or confirmed cases of Covid-19 among residents or staff.
Among these reports, 1,202 residents were recorded as confirmed or possible cases (suspects presenting with symptoms) Covid-19 (+ 45 compared to the previous day). Among these cases, 87 deaths are deplored within the establishments, ie 4 more in 24 hours and 50 died in the hospital, + 3 compared to the previous day, these deaths are included in the indicator “number of deaths among the hospitalized people ”.
Call for volunteers for accommodation structures for the elderly
The regional health agency Nouvelle-Aquitaine launched on Monday March 30 a platform for connecting volunteers and establishments in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in need of reinforcement.
“Many of you, already 3,571 registered volunteers, have responded to this unprecedented call, thanks ARS. This mobilization must not weaken, in exceptional circumstances, exceptional mobilization. The medico-social establishments and particularly the structures for elderly people still need reinforcements in New Aquitaine, especially when the staff of an establishment has to withdraw because of a positive Covid-19 screening. “
A call for volunteers remains topical, to recruit caregivers, hospital service agents, liberal nurses, schoolchildren, hospital workers, retirees, etc. Registration is done on the renfort-covid.fr platform and come and help medical structures. social services near you.
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