Rome, May 13 (beraking latest news Salute) – The decline in new Covid cases (-19%) and deaths (-15.4%) continues also in the week of May 5-11. The pressure on hospitals is still easing: in 35 days hospitalizations with symptoms -49.1% and intensive care -45.1%. This is the picture drawn by the independent monitoring of the Gimbe Foundation. New cases drop to 63,409 from 78,309, deaths to 1,544 from 1,826. Currently positive (363,859 from 413,889), people in home isolation (346,866 compared to 393,290), hospitalizations with symptoms (14,937 against 18,176) and intensive care (2,056 from 2,423) are also decreasing.
“The further decline in new weekly cases – comments Nino Cartabellotta, president of the Gimbe Foundation – reflects the last effects of 6 weeks of an all red-orange Italy”. Trends are, in fact, decreasing in all Regions. However, the average Rt calculated by the Higher Institute of Health on symptomatic cases at 14 days continues to rise slightly, which compared to the value of 0.85 last week reached 0.89.
“The pressure on hospitals is also further easing – underlines Renata Gili, Head of Research on Health Services of the Gimbe Foundation – both due to the reduced circulation of the virus and the first effects of the high vaccination coverage in over 80s”.
In detail, in the medical area from the peak reached on 6 April (29,337) the number of beds occupied is 14,937, with a reduction of 49.1% in 35 days. Only Calabria exceeds the alert threshold of 40%.
In intensive care, 2,056 beds remain occupied from the peak reached on 6 April (3,743), with a reduction of 45.1% in 35 days. The 30% saturation threshold is exceeded, albeit slightly, in Lombardy and Tuscany (32%). “In intensive care – explains Marco Mosti, operational director of the Gimbe Foundation – the number of new daily admissions continues to drop, with a 7-day moving average that this week reached 110 admissions per day”.
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