Covid, Fiaso report: “Decisive drop in hospitalizations, in intensive care -33%”

The decline in Covid hospitalizations clearly continues. The number of patients in hospital, both in the ordinary wards and in intensive care units, decreased by 19.6% in one week. The figure emerges from the survey of 23 August in sentinel hospitals belonging to the Fiaso network, the Federation of health and hospital companies. In particular, the sharp drop in hospitalizations in intensive care units which, after weeks of substantial stability with minimal deviations, have been reduced by 33% have the greatest impact on the reduction. Remains, within the resuscitations, 33% of unvaccinated subjects, while among the vaccinated patients almost 80% received the last administration for more than 6 months, without boostering the fourth dose. The hospitalizations in ordinary Covid wards also showed a minus sign: the number of patients in a week was reduced by 18.9%. A greater decline in hospitalized ‘with Covid’ (patients in hospital for other pathologies and then found positive for the swab) is confirmed, an element that indirectly testifies to a decrease in the circulation of the virus, highlights Fiaso. “Finally in the hospitals we can breathe a sigh of relief but without ever letting our guard down – comments the president of Fiaso, Giovanni Migliore – considering that we are on the eve of autumn when flu viruses usually begin to circulate. The autumn vaccination campaign will be fundamental to keep hospitals safe and allow health facilities to recover a new normal after two years: one that represents a shared commitment by all and remains out of the political controversy “.