Once the peak has been reached, the new weekly cases of Covid also decrease in Sardinia, -11% from 13 to 19 July compared to the previous week, notes the Gimbe Foundation. The currently positive cases per 100 thousand inhabitants, on the other hand, are still growing, amounting to 2,619.

The highest weekly incidence is in Oristano, the only province where infections are still on the rise is that of Nuoro. These are the data: Oristano 1,158 (-9.1%), Nuoro 1,128 (+ 3.3%), Cagliari 1,095 (-15.4%), Sassari 1,031 (-5.8%), South Sardinia 963 (-20 , 4%) .

The beds occupied by Covid patients in the medical area remain below the national average (10.9%) while the beds in intensive care are above the average (4.9%).

The percentage of the population over 5 years that has not received any dose of vaccine is 8.1% (Italy average 7.7%); the vaccination coverage rate with fourth dose among immunocompromised people is instead 80% (Italy average 58.4%). The vaccination coverage rate with fourth dose among over 80, RSA guests and frail 60-79 people is 4.4% (Italy average 8.3%).

NATIONAL DATA

After 5 weeks of increase, the inversion of the curve begins also at the national level: in the week from 13 to 19 July the new cases of Covid were in fact 631,700 (with an average of 90,000 per day), compared to 728,700 for the week. previous, -13.3% .

Hospitalizations (+ 13%), intensive (+ 10%) and deaths (+ 18.9%, 823 against 692 the previous week) continue to increase.

The administration of the fourth dose of vaccine is soaring: + 190% in 7 days , but "still far from the target of 100 thousand per day and with too many regional differences", points out Gimbe.

As of July 20, there were 1,303,485 fourth doses, with an average of 31,686 administrations per day (up from 11,000 last week).