The decline in infections remains in San Marino and Italy. Rezza: “Situation will continue to improve”
The contagion curve on the Titan continues to decline. 216 Active positives, of which 19 registered in the last 24 hours. More than double the recovered, 41. Only one patient remains hospitalized in isolation, while the Intensive Care Unit has been empty for two weeks. Vaccinated 81% of the population with the primary course and 65% for the booster dose.
In Emilia-Romagna there are 2,162 new cases and 22 deaths, while in Italy the bulletin speaks of 38,095 new positives and 210 victims. Stable positivity rate at 9.8%. “The RT is at 0.75 – he adds Giovanni Rezza, Director General of Prevention of the Ministry of Health -, so in the weeks we expect a trend towards the expiration of cases. The employment rate for Covid patients in medical departments nationwide is at 14.7%, which has therefore fallen below the 15% alert threshold. The employment rate in intensive care, on the other hand, is 6.6%. Therefore, a gradual trend towards decongestion of health structures is confirmed. “According to data on deaths from Covid in the last year, the Region with the highest numbers is the Friuli Venezia Giuliawhich records 161 victims out of 100 thousand inhabitants, followed by Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, well above the Italian average, which is 96.
Meanwhile the road map to ease the restrictions announced by Dragons two weeks ago it has not yet arrived, so the Regions have decided to advance and prepare a text to be proposed to the Government. With the state of emergency expiring on 31 Marchthe first goal is to abolish the Super Green Pass. Objective shared by the Undersecretary for Health Pierpaolo Sileri, who would also like to remove the masks indoors from mid-April. On the vaccines front, the extraordinary commissioner for the emergency Francesco Figliuolo he asked local authorities to provide for the immunization of Ukrainian refugees in Italy: in the war-torn country only 35% of the population is fully vaccinated.
In the video the interview with Giovanni RezzaDirector General for Prevention of the Ministry of Health