Coronavirus, data: 21,994 new registered cases and 221 deaths in 24 hours. Record in Campania: +2,761 infections. Another 127 in resuscitation

After the slight decrease in infections registered yesterday on the occasion of the weekend (+17,012 in 24 hours with 124 thousand tampons), the coronavirus to run again in our country: they are 21,994 new cases found in the last 24 hours compared to more than 174 thousand tampons carried out. The dead are also raised: they are 221 people who died as a result of the COVID-19, in strong growth compared to 141 deaths yesterday. A number that hasn’t been seen since Middle of may. Regarding the situation in hospitals, according to the latest bulletin of the Ministry of Health, patients currently hospitalized with symptoms are 13,955 (+958), those of intensive care They are 1,411 (+127). Even today, therefore, new hospitalizations exceed share a thousand. In total they amount to 564,778 citizens infected by Sars-Cov2 in our country since the beginning of the pandemic. 37,700 deaths, while the positive people are currently 255,090, of which 239,724 in isolation at home.

Among the Regions is Campania to score a new record: they are 2,761 infections checked in one day. Back on top of i 5 thousand almost the Lombardy, while the Piedmont reaches 2,458. They follow the Lazio (+1.993), the Tuscany (+1,823), in Veneto (+1,526), ​​Emilia Romagna (+1,413) and the Liguria, which for the first time exceeds a thousand cases per day (+1,127). In total there are eight Regions with more than a thousand infections in a day. The bad too Sicily (+860) and the Puglia (+611). Only the one below the three digits remains Aosta Valley, fighting with 57 other infected, the Basilicata (+77) and the Molise (+66).

Observing the trend of infections in weekly, it seems that the new cases doubled in 7 days. On Tuesday, October 20, in fact, it stood at 10,874 with 144 thousand tests, while in the last 24 hours they exceeded 21 thousand. More than double the infection rate in Lombardy, from 2,023 to 5,035 today. However, two weeks ago the daily infections throughout the national territory were even lower: 5,901. The difference also makes hospitalization rate. A week ago, the beds occupied by Covid patients were 8,454: in 7 days they reached more than 13 thousand. The same occurs with intensive care, which went from 870 to 1,411 today. As for the number of deaths, the last time they exceeded 200 per day was on May 15, before the country entered fully into phase 2.

“Although the average age of Covid-19 cases has decreased compared to spring Last year i cases in the elderly. That is why young people must take special care to protect them ”, commented the ISS president. Silvio Brusaferro during the press conference organized by the Ministry of Health. “The data shows a continuous progression in hospitalizations and the challenge is to manage the epidemic by providing assistance to other health needs, which continue to exist ”, he added. In the background is the problem of monitoring: in all regions the contagion index Rt is greater than 1, the number of cases is increasing and resources are struggling to meet the follow-up, Brusaferro said. “These are significant numbers and hard to hold“So it is necessary to resort to mitigation in order to contain the epidemic curve.

The new cases region by region
Lombardia 5,035 – yesterday 3,570 – Sunday 5,762
Piedmont 2,458 – 1,625 – 2,287
Emilia-Romagna 1,413 – 1,146 – 1,192
Veneto 1,526 – 1,129 – 1,468
Lazio 1,993 – 1,698 – 1,541
Campania 2,761 – 1,981 – 2,590
Tuscany 1,823 – 2,171 – 1,863
Liguria 1,127 – 419 – 657
Apulia 611 – 424 – 515
Sicily 860 – 568 – 695
March 380 – 238 – 521
Trento 257-113-104
Friuli Venezia Giulia 241 – 334 – 334
Abruzzo 345 – 348 – 368
Sardinia 174-231-195
Bolzano 242 – 321 – 339
Umbria 314 – 263 – 463
Calabria 234 – 180 – 179
Valle d’Aosta 57 – 144 – 97
Basilicata 77 – 8 – 77
Molise 66-101-26

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