In Italy the contagion curve, after 6 weeks in decline, it appears to be in ascent. More precisely, del 27%. This was revealed by the balance drawn up by the Gimbe Foundation, which published the results of the weeks between 29 December and 5 January.
In our country the deaths, 3.300, equal to + 3.6%, but remains stable the pressure in hospitals. In half of the regions, the medical and intensive care areas have exceeded the saturation threshold. According to the data of the Gimbe Foundation, therefore, Italy is about to glimpse the third wave of the pandemic from Coronavirus.
For the Gimbe Foundation we can see the beginning of the third wave
“The beginning of the third wave with numbers too high to resume tracking“Said the president of the Gimbe Foundation, Nino Cartabellotta. “The real impact of the vaccine is a long way off and data on new variants are worrying”.
“At the turn of the new year, the data document the inversion of the curve of new cases, down for 6 consecutive weeks, and the percentage increase in total cases”Explained the president of Gimbe. “Numbers underestimated by the decisive slowdown in testing activity in the last two weeks accompanied by the net increase in the positive / tested case ratio which skyrockets 30,4%”.
In almost all Regions, according to the balance sheet of the Gimbe Foundation, there was both a increase of the cases that of the hospitalized patients. As mentioned, several Regions, precisely 10, have exceeded the 40% threshold. In 11, however, the figure of 30% in intensive care was reached.
From last December 23 to January 5, compared to the previous two weeks, the number of tampons total yes it is reduced at -464.284, he 20,9%. As for the cases tested, the balance sheet of the Gimbe Foundation showed that they were reduced by 22.5%. A daily average very similar to that recorded at the end of August.
According to the Gimbe Foundation, the system a “areas of color“Of the Regions, introduced by the Government with the last Dpcm, must be revised, because he gave modest results in terms of cases, with quite significant social and economic costs.
The impact of the measures introduced with the Dpcm of last November 3 is out of stock and any impact of the restrictions of Christmas decree they will be visible, according to the Gimbe Foundation, later Mid January.
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