In the week between 5 and 11 August, there was an increase of 46% in new cases, against a significant decrease in diagnostic swabs
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The rise in coronavirus cases (follow DIRECT by Sky TG24) in Italy in the week between 5 and 11 August represents an alarm that leads us to “not let our guard down”. The Gimbe Foundation supports it. The growth in hospitalized patients with Covid-19 is also worrying. Specifically, the independent monitoring notes that in the week between 5 and 11 August, compared to the previous one, there was an increase of 46% of new cases (2,818 against 1,931), against a significant decrease in diagnostic swabs (174,671 against 187,316). Patients hospitalized with symptoms also increased (801 versus 761) and those in intensive care (49 versus 41).
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The distribution of cases in the Regions
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Monitoring also highlighted an overall reduction of 31 new ones almost, compared to the previous week, in five Regions, with minimal variations ranging from -2 in the Province of Trento to -13 in Bolzano. In other 15 Regions, however, an increase in new cases was found. The most consistent increases occurred in Lombardy (+198) and Sicily (+153), while in the rest of the Peninsula the numbers fluctuate from +5 in the Aosta Valley to +98 in Piedmont. In the Marche the situation has remained stable. 40.7% of coronavirus positive people are concentrated in Lombardy (5,514), while a further 47.8% is distributed between Emilia-Romagna (1,790), Veneto (1,300), Lazio (1,101), Piedmont (822), Sicily (538), Tuscany (535) and Campania (402). The remaining 1,559 (11.5%) are found in 11 Regions and in 2 Autonomous Provinces, with a range that varies from 15 in Valle d’Aosta to 229 in Puglia.
“Health authorities must strengthen epidemiological surveillance”
“The Foundation first of all reiterates the need to adhere to the recommended behaviors”, underlines Nino Cartabellotta, the president of the Gimbe Foundation. “Secondly, it calls on health authorities to step up epidemiological surveillance. Finally, it invites all experts to provide balanced, objective public communications and, in the uncertainty, to follow the precautions principle, Otherwise the specter of new ones could loom over the start of the school year lockdown”, Concludes Cartabellotta.
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