Tuscany towards the yellow zone but nothing changes
In hospitals, Covid ordinary beds occupied are close to 15% but the restrictions from the yellow zone have already been approved in the latest Decree
FLORENCE – To date, Covid patients are hospitalized in Tuscany 780, of which 695 in the ordinary wards (42 more than yesterday) e 85 in intensive care (4 more than yesterday).
The wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant brought a new record for daily positives, the peak was recorded on December 31st when the coronavirus infected people were 16,886.
Despite the exponential increase in cases, the Covid departments of hospitals still have an occupation rate from white zone, even if the area yellow it is very close (from tomorrow there are 11 regions in the yellow zone, but not Tuscany).
For a region to pass into the yellow zone, the Covid beds occupied in the ordinary wards must exceed 15%. At the moment in Tuscany there are 695 hospitalized patients, which is equivalent to 13.81%. 15% is reached with 755 beds occupied, so there are still 60 more.
There are 2 other parameters to be underestimated for entering the yellow zone, the first: intensive care units occupied over 10%. It is already largely exceeded: in Tuscany the 85 places occupied represent 14.91% of the total places. The second: incidence exceeding 50 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants per week. In this case, the Omicron variant has made this figure explode: to date the weekly incidence in Tuscany is 2,519 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. I am 68,677 the new positives communicated from December 27 to today.
But what would change in Tuscany with the entrance to the yellow zone? Practically nothing, given that the restrictions envisaged in the yellow zone have already been introduced with the recent Government Decree. The main difference between white and yellow was the use of the mask even outdoors but it is a rule that has already entered into force with the Decree of 23 December.
. white zone and yellow zone have become the same thing. Another restriction introduced by the Government concerns the ffp2 masks which have become mandatory on means of transport and to enter cinemas and theaters.
The rules start to differentiate if a region enters orange zone: to pass from yellow to orange these 3 thresholds must be exceeded: incidence over 150 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. Percentage of beds occupied in intensive care over 20%. Percentage of beds occupied in ordinary Covid wards over 30%. At the moment the regions that risk this area are Liguria, Calabria, Friuli and Veneto.
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