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Coronavirus: Admissions to hospitals and ICUs in Italy are increasing

In Italy, citizen admissions to hospitals and intensive care units began to increase due to the Delta variant of coronavirus. In all hospital wards, 4% of patients are infected with coronavirus. By the end of July the corresponding rate was 3%.

At the same time, the percentage of patients with covid in intensive care units is 3%. For a number of weeks it had remained stable at 2%. Yesterday, in Italy, 20 people died from the virus, with 3,190 new cases and a positive result of all diagnostic tests, 3.8%.

Regarding the different regions of the country, in Sardinia in 9% of the ICU places patients with coronavirus are treated, while in Sicily and in the wider area of ​​Rome the specific percentage is 5%.

There is a large increase in Sicily and Calabria, in all hospital units. The percentage of patients infected with the pandemic and admitted to the hospital is 10% and 9% respectively. It is followed by Campania with Naples as its capital and a percentage of 6%.

It is recalled that according to the new criteria adopted by the Draghi government, new restrictions and protection measures will be imposed in Italy (with the declaration of a yellow zone) when in one region covid patients exceed 15% of those admitted to hospitals and 10% of those are located in the ICU.

According to many commentators, as a result, by August 15, areas such as Sardinia and Sicily are in danger of turning into a yellow zone.

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