Sicily towards the yellow zone, tougher rules from 30 August

Sicily is heading towards the yellow zone, with stricter rules, restrictions and anti-covid measures. The color change, which could take place from 30 August, should be sanctioned tomorrow by the control room of the Higher Institute of Health and the Ministry of Health. Sardinia also risks leaving the white zone, having exceeded the maximum filling threshold of the intensive care units, but in this case it seems less obvious that the color change will be decided as early as tomorrow. Read also SICILY There are no doubts, however, regarding Sicily. The island, which had already risked yellow last week, now seems to have little chance. According to data from the Agency for Regional Health Services (Agenas), the region rises by one percentage point and reaches 20% on the occupancy of beds in non-critical areas, while it remains for the second day at 11% of occupancy. intensive care. Both figures exceed the maximum thresholds of 15% for ordinary hospitalizations and 10% for intensive care. Sicily remains the region in Italy with the highest daily increase of new covid cases, as many as 1,409 according to yesterday’s bulletin which also records 9 deaths. There are 751 hospitalized with symptoms, while 102 patients are in intensive care. As for the provinces, the most affected are Palermo (374 new cases) and Catania (314). Numbers that yesterday prompted President Nello Musumeci to make a new appeal to the population. “Appeals, special initiatives, open days, expert testimony, those of Covid who are sick or who are cured. We have traveled all the roads in recent months to ensure that Sicilians get vaccinated”, said the Sicilian governor. “I renew the appeal to all Sicilians and I expect a lot from the execution of the ordinance that has become operational”, he added referring to the provision with which ad hoc restrictions and orange zones were introduced for some municipalities. “We will continue to do everything, but also the citizens do their part. The majority of Sicilians have demonstrated this and it is time for everyone to become aware of the civic duty to protect themselves”, added Musumeci. Sardinia, especially under the heading of intensive therapies. Also according to Agenas data, the occupation of these departments in the region increases by one percentage point reaching 12%, therefore above the 10% threshold foreseen for the passage of color. While the employment of non-critical area departments remains stable at 14% (just below the maximum threshold). Yesterday Sardinia recorded 487 new infections and 3 deaths. The patients admitted to the intensive care units are 24 (+2 compared to the previous day). The patients admitted to the medical area are 225 (+1).