The sharp decline in coronavirus infections in Sardinia continues.
This is what the usual weekly report of the Gimbe Foundation certifies.
In the week 6-12 October new cases down by 32% compared to the previous week. Improved performance also for the currently positive cases per 100 thousand inhabitants, which are 105.
The times in which the risk of a yellow zone was feared are also far away, with hospital departments well away from the saturation thresholds set by the ministry: in the medical area only 5% of the beds available are occupied by Covid patients, in intensive care the 6%.
VACCINES - The Sardinian population that completed the vaccination cycle rose to 74.9%. The Italian average, on the other hand, stands at 73.3%. To these numbers must be added a further 4% only with the first dose in Sardinia, while in the rest of the country a 4.1%.
The over 50 population that has not received any dose of vaccine on the island is 9.3% slightly above the Italian average which stands at 9.1%.
Currently in Sardinia there are 1,200,453 people vaccinated, 93.9% of the vaccination coverage target, the population over 12.
THIRD DOSE - The vaccination coverage rate of third doses is, on the other hand, equal to 1.8% in the island. This figure is lower than the Italian average which is 5.1%.
As of 12 October 2021, 389,764 third doses of anti Covid-19 vaccines were administered in Italy, with a coverage rate of 5.1%, compared to a vaccinable audience of 7.6 million people, according to the categories provided for in the first circular. ministerial of 27 September (which does not yet include all over 60s).
The regional differences are notable: they range from 18.3% in Molise to 0% in Valle D'Aosta.
(Unioneonline / L)