Rome, February 26, 2021 – It is the day of change of color of the Regions. The news of the last hour says that the entrance in orange zone it would be up to Lombardy, Piedmont and Marche, to Basilicata instead the passage in red zone. The Molise he would have asked to go to the red zone, given the growing situation of cases. These are still preliminary indications: the final word, as always, to Minister Speranza, who should issue the relative ordinances the same day. A region instead, the Sardinia, could finally aspire to white area.
Meanwhile, the Campania from Monday closes all schools for the cases of the English variant, as announced by the governor Vincenzo De Luca: “Prhyme we must complete the vaccination of school staff and then we will talk about reopening “, said the president of the Region Market the governor, Francesco Acquaroli, signed aorder which has from tomorrow until March 5th the distance learning in all high schools, mentre nIn the provinces of Ancona and Macerata alone, Dad will also cover the second and third classes of middle schools.
Covid, the bulletin with the data on the infections of February 26
There are many cities and towns in the local areas strengthened (dark orange and red micro zones: in Tuscany for example they become red Siena and Pistoia). The contagions are on the rise (nearly 20,000 yesterday) and the variants they are increasingly aggressive and widespread. The color changes – the band system has been confirmed by the new Draghi government – will become operational from Monday and no longer from Sunday. It is worth remembering that a set period of time is not required for the transition to a more severe area.
Cinemas and theaters under consideration to reopen from 27 March
The Rt index and risk level
L’Rt index of Italy is stable a 0.99, like last week, but with a range between 0.93 and 1.03. Ten Regions they have a Point rt greater than 1 of which one (Basilicata) has an Rt with the lower upper limit of 1.25, compatible with a type 3 scenario. Of the other nine, five have a Rt in the lower limit compatible with a type 2 scenario. The other regions have a Rt compatible with a type one scenario.
The employment rate of intensive care units is also important for each individual region: according to Agenas there are 8 regions over 30% (who he reports).
It is confirmed for the fourth consecutive week a worsening in the general level of risk. “There are 15 regions with a high or moderate risk”, reads the draft of the weekly monitoring report. In particular, five Regions (Abruzzo, Lombardy, Marche, Piedmont, Umbria) have a high risk level. There are 10 Regions (vs 12 the previous week) with a moderate risk classification (of which five with high probability of progression to high risk in the next few weeks) and six (vs eight the previous week) with low risk.
Keep increasing the number of new cases not associated with transmission chains (31,378 compared to 29,196 the previous week) and the percentage of cases detected through contact tracing activities slightly decreased (29.4% vs 29.8%). The percentage of cases detected through the onset of symptoms also increased (36.1% vs 33.7% the previous week).
The monitoring results in “a clear one acceleration in the increase of the incidence at national level compared to the previous week (145.16 per 100,000 inhabitants from 15 to 21 February 2021 vs 135.46 per 100,000 inhabitants from 8 to 14 February, Issue data) “. And it is explained:” The national incidence in the monitoring week , therefore it moves away from levels (50 per 100,000) that would allow the complete restoration of case identification and tracing of their contacts throughout the country. “In particular,” the weekly incidence exceeds the threshold of 250 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in two autonomous provinces: Pa di Bolzano (539.01 per 100,000 inhabitants) and Pa di Trento (309.12 per 100,000 inhabitants). Four Regions (Abruzzo, Emilia Romagna, Molise and Umbria) have an incidence greater than 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
The ISS, also in the draft, notes: “It is essential that the population avoids all opportunities for contact with people outside their own home who are not strictly necessary and to stay at home as much as possible “. And therefore:” In light of the increased circulation of some viral variants with greater transmissibility and the clear trend in increasing incidence throughout the Italian territory, they are further urgent mitigation measures are needed on the national territory and punctual mitigation / containment interventions in the most widespread areas to avoid a rapid overload of health services “.
The criteria for the zones
The new Draghi decree (here the text in Pdf) thus defines the four zones:
White area. “The Regions in whose territories the weekly incidence of infections is less than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for three consecutive weeks and which are placed in a type 1 scenario, with a low risk level”.
Orange zone. “The Regions in whose territories the weekly incidence of infections is higher than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and which are placed in a type 2 scenario, with at least moderate level of risk, as well as those which, in the presence of a similar weekly incidence of infections, are placed in a type 1 scenario with a high risk level.
Red zone. “The Regions in whose territories the weekly incidence of infections is greater than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and which are placed in a type 3 scenario, with at least a moderate level of risk.
Yellow zone. The Regions in whose territories there are parameters other than those indicated in letters a), b), c) “.
The current map of Italy
White area: no region.
Yellow zone: Basilicata, Calabria, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Lombardy, Market, Piedmont, Puglia, Sardinia, Sicily, Aosta Valley, Veneto.
Orange zone: Abruzzo, Campania, Emilia Romagna, Liguria, Molise, PA Bolzano, PA Trento, Tuscany, Umbria.
Red zone: no region.
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