The weekly growth of new cases of Covid-19 in Italy slows down, reaching over 728 thousand (+ 22.4% compared to 595,300 the previous week), but the number of deaths continues to grow : 692 in the last 7 days ( + 49% compared to 464 in the previous survey ). These are the data from the Gimbe Foundation monitoring for the period 6-12 July. "The increase in new cases - explains the president Nino Cartabellotta - records the lowest value since the inversion of the curve took place in mid-June. The peak is reached, but the duration of the plateau and the subsequent descent of the curve could be very slow ".
IN SARDINIA - Slowly (+ 14.5%) but constantly growing Covid in the island, where, in the week 6-12 July, there is a worsening performance for cases currently positive per 100,000 inhabitants (2,392 compared to 11,959 in the previous survey).
The ranking of the incidence is always guided by the Metropolitan City of Cagliari with a value equal to 1,295 (+ 1.9% compared to the previous week), but now all the territories show an index that is higher than 1000 new cases per 100 thousand inhabitants with a more conspicuous increase in the center-north of the island: Oristano 1,274 (+ 18.2%), South Sardinia 1,209 (+ 5.8%), Sassari 1,095 (+ 30.1%) and Nuoro 1,093 (+33.8 %)
The percentage of beds in the medical area (9.8%) occupied by Covid-19 patients continues to remain below the national average; while employment in intensive care is above the national average (4.4%).
On the vaccine front , the percentage of the population over 5 years that has not received any dose of vaccine is equal to 8% in Sardinia (Italy average 7.3%) to which the over 5 year population is temporarily protected, as it is cured of Covid. -19 less than 180 days, equal to 3.8%. The percentage of the over 5-year-old population that has not received the third dose of vaccine is 9.4% (Italian average 11.2%) to which the over-5-year-old population healed for less than 120 days, which cannot receive the third dose immediately, equal to 6.4%.
