Covid, another 16 dead today, massive tests resume



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Another heavy covid bulletin in South Tyrol, while mass population testing resumed this morning.

In the last 24 hours, the laboratories of the health company made 2,910 swabs and registered 548 new positive cases, 16 deaths. 311 people are hospitalized in South Tyrol hospitals, another 139 patients are in private clinics, while 39 are Covid-19 patients in intensive care. Another 112 people are in solitary confinement in the Colle Isarco and Sarnes structures.

With 16 new deaths, the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic stands at 462.

There are currently 10,504 people in home isolation, of which 9 have returned from Croatia, Greece, Spain or Malta. A total of 9,751 people were healed.

On the test front, 137,171 people participated in the campaign until 10 a.m. this morning, corresponding to 39.19 percent of the approximately 350,000 people scheduled for screening in South Tyrol and 24.8% of the people residing in the province of Bolzano. . So far, a total of 1,744 people have tested positive. This corresponds to 1.3% of the people examined.

The Healthcare Company informs that the result of the rapid test will be communicated only by email with an access code sent via SMS.

Therefore, citizens are requested to communicate, at the time of taking the test, both the mobile phone number and an email address to refer. The current data from the rapid screening test in South Tyrol is published on the portal coronatest.sabes.it. The data is updated several times a day at regular intervals.

The health company specifies that 56,122 people were tested in the Bolzano health district, of which 623 tested positive, corresponding to 1.1%.

In the health district of Bressanone 21,975 tests were carried out, of which 290 were positive (1.3%), in Brunico 24,225 gave tests, of which 304 were positive (1.3%) in Merano 34,849 were, of which 527 positive (1.5%)).



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