Tuscany coronavirus, 73 new cases in the last 24 hours

In Tuscany there are 11,858 cases of coronavirus positivity, 73 more than yesterday (20 identified in the course of screening and 53 from detection activities). New cases are 0.6% more than the total of the previous day. Those cured grew by 0.02% and reached 9,143 (77.1% of all cases). The tests carried out reached 539,518, 4,438 more than yesterday. The current positives are 1,574 today, + 4.7% compared to yesterday. Today there are no new deaths.

These are the data – verified today at 12 o’clock based on requests from the National Civil Protection – referring to the advance of the epidemic in the region.

The average age of 73 cases today is approximately 38 years (32% are under 26, 29% are between 26 and 40, 25% are between 41 and 65, 14% are over 65) and, in terms of states clinical, 63% were asymptomatic, 25% pauci-symptomatic.

Of the 73 current positivities, 11 cases may be linked to returns from abroad, of which 1 for vacation reasons (Croatia). 5 cases can be linked to returns from other Italian regions (3 Sardinia, 2 Emilia-Romagna). A case referring to a citizen residing outside the region whose positivity was notified in Tuscany. 36% of the cases is a contact linked to a previous case.

It should be remembered that as of 06/24/2020, the Ministry of Health has modified the data collection system on the spread of Covid-19. Positive cases are no longer indicated according to the province of notification but according to the province of residence or domicile.

The following are the cases of positivity in the area with the change compared to yesterday. There are 3,673 cases in total to date in Florence (12 more than yesterday), 623 in Prato (1 more), 825 in Pistoia (1 more), 1,228 in Massa (7 more), 1,536 in Lucca (11 more), 1,066 in Pisa (5 more), 557 in Livorno (5 more), 842 in Arezzo (22 more), 509 in Siena, 485 in Grosseto (8 more). There are 514 positive cases reported in Tuscany, but residing in other regions (1 more).

Therefore, there are 14 cases found today in the Central Local Health Authority, 28 in the Northwest, 30 in the Southeast.

Tuscany is confirmed in tenth place in Italy in terms of the number of cases (including residents and non-residents), with around 318 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (Italian average of 444 x 100,000, yesterday’s figure). The reporting provinces with the highest rate are Massa Carrara with 630 cases x 100,000 inhabitants, Lucca with 396, Florence with 363, Livorno with 166. In total, 1,514 people are in home isolation, as they have mild symptoms and do not require treatment hospital or are asymptomatic (64 more than yesterday, more 4.4%). There are 3,734 (47 more than yesterday, plus 1.3%) people, also isolated, under active surveillance for having had contact with infected people (ASL Centro 1,558, Northwest 1,487, Southeast 689).

The people hospitalized in beds dedicated to Covid patients today are a total of 60 (7 more than yesterday, more 13.2%), 8 in intensive care (3 more than yesterday, more 60%).
In total there are 9,143 people cured (2 more than yesterday, plus 0.02%): 147 clinically cured people (stable compared to yesterday), that is, who were asymptomatic after presenting clinical manifestations associated with the infection and 8,996 (2 more compared to yesterday, plus 0.02%) declared cured in all aspects, the so-called viral cures, with double negative swab.

Today there are no new deaths. Thus, there are 1,141 people who died since the beginning of the epidemic divided as follows: 417 in Florence, 52 in Prato, 81 in Pistoia, 175 in Massa Carrara, 146 in Lucca, 91 in Pisa, 63 in Livorno, 50 in Arezzo, 33 in Siena, 25 in Grosseto, 8 people died on Tuscan soil but they were residents outside the region.