Covid, new cases down in seven days (-29%) on the island. But the pressure on hospitals remains high
The incidence drops in all the provinces of SardiniaThe epidemiological curve of Covid is still improving in Sardinia where, in the week between 4 and 10 May , there is a decrease in the currently positive cases per 100,000 inhabitants, passing from 1,792 to 1,583 . Furthermore, there was a decrease in new cases (-29%) compared to the previous week.
This is what emerges from the weekly monitoring of the Gimbe Foundation.
The incidence of new cases per 100,000 inhabitants drops in all Sardinian provinces: -26.6% in Southern Sardinia (660), -23.9% in the metropolitan city of Cagliari (620), -31.2% in Oristano (619), -34.3% in the Nuorese (482) and -34.3% in the province of Sassari (354).
IN HOSPITALS - However, the percentages of beds in the medical area (17% compared to the national 13%) and in intensive care (4.4%, + 0.4%) occupied by Covid-19 patients remain above the national average .
VACCINES - On the vaccine front, the Sardinians who received the two doses are 1,360,330, equal to 85.1%, while the percentage of the population over 5 years that has not received any vaccine dose is equal to 8.3 % (Italy average 7%) to which the over 5-year-old population is temporarily protected, as they have recovered from Covid for less than 180 days, equal to 3.6%.
The over 5-year-old population that has not received the third dose of vaccine is 5.6% (Italy average 5.9%) to which the over-5-year-old population recovered for less than 120 days, who cannot receive the third, must be added. immediate dose, equal to 10.7%.
Furthermore, according to the findings of the Gimbe Foundation, the vaccination coverage rate with fourth dose (immunocompromised people) against coronavirus is 18.6% (Italy average 21%), while with fourth dose among the over 80, RSA guests and fragile range 60-79 is 3.1% (Italy average 8.7%).
Finally, the children between 5 and 11 years old who have completed the vaccination cycle represent 42.9% (Italy average 34.4%) to which add a further 4.5% (Italy average 3.5%) only with the first dose.
(Unioneonline / vl)