Coronavirus, the data: 18,627 new infections with 139 thousand tests. 361 deaths. More than 3,000 cases in Lombardy

There are 18,627 new cases of coronavirus verified in the last 24 hours in our country. 139,758 swabs were made, up from 170,000 yesterday. the positivity rate therefore, it rises again, from 11.6% to 13.3%. Still high i dead: in one day they died for him COVID-19 another 361 citizens. Regarding the situation in the hospitals, net of entries and exits, there are +22 beds occupied in intensive care and +167 hospitalizations in medical area.

With the data arrived today it is finally possible to make a comparison with the infections of last week. In the last seven days they have been registered globally 120,667 almost, down from 107,775 during the week leading up to New Year’s Eve. All despite the fact that the number of swabs made has grown, going from 880,142 to 965,114. Thus, the coronavirus appears to have resumed its run, as is also confirmed by the positivity rate. From Monday to today, the proportion of test positives has risen to 12.5%, from 12.25% a week ago. Slight numbers, which are nonetheless pushing the executive to review the measures anti-Covid currently in effect before the epidemiological curve begins to rise again.

Among the Regions of today is the Lombardy to mark the largest increase in daily infections (+3 267), bypassing Veneto (+2,167). More than 2,000 cases also in Emilia romagna, while in Sicily me Lazio about 1,700 have been recorded. They follow Campania me Puglia, both over a thousand. +803 infections in Piedmont, more than 600 in Friuli me Market. The Tuscany Instead, it stops at an altitude of 472, closely followed by 409 new infections of the Calabria. All other regions do not exceed 400 cases. There in the queue Basilicata me Molise, with about one hundred people testing positive for Covid in the last 24 hours, and the Aosta Valley (+19)

Since the beginning of the pandemic until today, 2,276,491 citizens have been infected with the coronavirus. 1,617,804 recovered or were recently discharged from the hospital, while 78,755 died. The highest number of deaths was recorded in Lombardy (25,787), the Region most affected by the first wave. They follow Piedmont ed Emilia romagna, both with more than 8 thousand victims. 579,932 positive people currently in Italy, of which 553,890 in isolation at home. There are 23,427 citizens admitted to hospital medical departments, while for 2,615 patients it was necessary to resort to intensive care.