Covid Italy, record infections: yellow zone risk for each region

Covid infections are growing throughout Italy, with the record of over 50 thousand cases. The virus mainly circulates among young people. The yellow zone hypothesis, in perspective, concerns the whole country and, thanks to the Omicron variant, in every region there is a risk of an increase in hospitalizations. This is the picture of the epidemic in Italy, while we await the entry into force of the new measures envisaged by the Christmas Decree. Read also REGIONS AT RISK The map of the country, drawn up in the ISS report, offers an eloquent panorama: Lombardy and Valle d’Aosta are at high risk, 18 regions are at moderate risk and only the Autonomous Province of Bolzano at low risk. Of the 18 regions at moderate risk, 5 are highly likely to progress upwards: Calabria, Marche, the autonomous province of Trento, Puglia and Sicily. the younger are those most affected by the circulation of the virus “and then” to scale up there are the age groups from 20 to 29 and to follow from 30 to 49 who grow significantly “, says Silvio Brusaferro, president of the Higher Institute of Health and spokesperson for the CTS. “In recent days there has been a clear increase in new cases and in fact the weekly incidence has risen to 351 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. The transmissibility, estimated through the value of Rt, remains above the value of 1, both as regards symptomatic patients that hospitalizations and this is a strong signal of increased circulation of the virus “, he adds, then dwelling on the pressure that hospitals could be called to bear. HOSPITALS, SCREENINGS” In almost all regions, the probability of having to use 20-30% of the beds for patients who need Covid-related therapies “, according to the 30-day projection that takes into account” the current state of the art and current measures. When new measures are impacted, these projections may undergo changes “. Currently, according to the report,” the RT calculated only on hospitalized cases at national level, with a continuous increase in the number of people admitted to hospital wards in the medical and intensive care area. This is forcing an organizational review of the assistance services provided to Covid-19 patients. “OMICRON AND VACCINES VARIANT The Omicron variant, as is known, in Italy represents at least 28% of new infections, with a non-homogeneous spread throughout the country. “For 9 consecutive weeks there has been a rapid and generalized increase in the number of new cases of infection. There are critical issues in tracing in various Italian regions “, we read in the weekly report on Covid monitoring of the control room. Faced with the” rapid increase in circulation in Europe and now also in Italy of the Omicron variant “, the experts call for” a more high vaccination coverage, in all age groups, including 5-11 years, the completion of vaccination cycles and the maintenance of a high immune response through the booster dose, with particular regard to the categories indicated by the ministerial provisions “. AREA YELLOW, RISK FOR ALL OF ITALY In this scenario, the ‘relegation’ to the yellow zone is a prospect that affects all the regions currently in the white zone. “On average, the risk of the yellow zone affects more or less all the Regions. I believe that this will certainly be the scenario in which we will find ourselves in the coming weeks “, says Undersecretary of Health Andrea Costa to Timeline, on Sky TG24.” Fortunately, this color system shared with the Regions allows us to manage the situation promptly, and the measures we have adapted, from the Green pass to the latest ones, allow us to guarantee our country and our activities, even in the face of a situation that could worsen, to continue to work and remain open. There will only be limitations for those who, freely, still decide not to undergo the vaccination “, he adds.” We must evaluate, week by week, what are the developments, what is the framework, and try to implement those rules , those rules, which allow our country to continue in this slow, gradual return to normality “, he continues.