Covid, infections on the island return to rise. In Italy, the fourth dose is delayed for 14.3 million over 60 and frail
In Sardinia the most evident increase in the incidence occurs in the province of Nuoro with a figure of 352 per 100 thousand inhabitantsAfter 5 weeks of decline, the cases of Covid-19 in Italy return to rise , reaching 178 thousand units in 7 days (+ 18.7%). On the other hand, intensive care ( -15.1 %) and ordinary hospitalizations (-15.5%) decreased. Deaths remained stable (+ 1.7%).
This is what emerges from the monitoring of the Gimbe Foundation for the week 17-23 August compared to the previous 7 days. The reversal of the trend of cases, explains the president of the Gimbe Foundation, Nino Cartabellotta, "is partly due to the ' rebound ' resulting from the lower number of infections detected in the long weekend of August , and partly to the likely increase in viral circulation ".
Also in Sardinia , where in the week 17-23 August there is an improving performance for Covid cases currently positive per 100,000 inhabitants (923 compared to over 2 thousand at the end of July), new cases are increasing, marking a + 27.9% r compared to the previous week.
ON THE ISLAND - The most evident increase in the incidence on the island is in the province of Nuoro with a figure of 352 per 100 thousand inhabitants (+ 66.8% compared to the previous week), but also in the metropolitan city of Cagliari, which marks a value of 340 (+ 40.5%). In the other provinces: Oristano 348 (-6%); Sassari 299 (+ 19.9%); South Sardinia 289 (+ 26.8%). The number of beds occupied by Covid patients in the medical area (7.6%) is below the national average, while those in intensive care are still above the national average (4.9%).
VACCINES - Gimbe highlighted the " sensational delay " in the anti Covid vaccination campaign for the fourth dose (second booster): until the morning of August 24 administered in Italy "only 2.18 million doses" (about 10 thousand per day of average in the week) with a decrease of 12.4% over last week, while 14.3 million over 60 and frail people remain uncovered , subjects to whom the campaign is intended. There are also 6.82 million unvaccinated , of which 1.31 million recovered are protected only temporarily. In Italy 7.63 million people are without a third dose, of which 2.56 million recovered who cannot receive it immediately.
THE CAMPAIGN IN SARDINIA - Regarding the vaccination campaign in the island, the percentage of the population over 5 years that has not received any dose of vaccine is equal to 9.7% (Italy average 9.6%) to which the over 5 population must be added years temporarily protected, as she was cured of Covid-19 for less than 180 days, equal to 2.4%. The percentage of those who did not take the third dose is 11.4%, to which the over 5-year-old population recovered for less than 120 days must be added, who cannot receive the third dose immediately, equal to 6.6 %. The vaccination coverage rate with fourth dose is 11.8% , while among children aged between 5 and 11 only 41.6% (Italy average 35.1%) completed the vaccination cycle at which add a further 4.5% (Italy average 3.3%) with the first dose only.
(Unioneonline / vl)