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January 17, 2021Slight reduction in the occupancy of beds by Covid patients in intensive care and medical departments.
The latest update of the data processed by
Agenas
, the national agency for regional health services, calculated as of January 16, sees for
intensive care
a passage, at the national average level, from 31% of last January 13, to 29% nationwide, thus falling below the critical threshold set at 30%.
The occupancy of the
places defined in the non-critical area
falls by one percentage point, again compared to January 13
, reached 36% (the threshold for these departments is 40%).
However, some regions still remain in a difficult situation as regards this index of pressure on health services.
The regions with the value exceeding the threshold are
Emilia Romagna
(31% intensive care and 41% non-critical area),
Friuli Venezia Giulia
(38% intensive care and 53% non-critical area),
Lazio
(43% non-critical area) ),
Marche
(38% intensive care and 50% non-critical area),
Bolzano
(34% intensive care and 42% non-critical area),
Trento
(51% intensive care and 48% non-critical area),
Piedmont
(42% for non-critical area),
Puglia
(32% intensive care),
Umbria
(38% intensive care),
Veneto
(34% intensive care).