Covid, in Italy 25,271 new cases of 147 thousand swabs and another 356 deaths



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Pressure on hospitals In the last 24 hours there have been 100 more people in intensive care (2,849 in total of 7,514 places available), while 1,196 patients hospitalized in other Covid rooms are more than yesterday (27,636 in total). Currently more than half a million (573,334) are positive, with an increase of 14,698 from Sunday. Today’s swabs were 147,725, while yesterday they were 191,144. The positive / swab ratio is 17.1%, while the positive / new cases analyzed (today 88,701) is 28.49%. With 356 deaths today, the total death toll since the start of the pandemic has risen to 41,750.

In Lombardy 4,777 new cases, in Milan 2,225 Lombardy is once again the region with the highest increase in new cases (+4,777) compared to 21,121 swabs performed. In the last 24 hours there were also 99 deaths in the Lombardy region and 20 more patients in intensive care (670). In Milan and province 2,225 positives have been registered since yesterday (837 in the city). The second Region with the most new cases is Campania (3,120). They are followed by Piedmont (2,876), Tuscany (2,244) and Veneto (2,223).

Rezza: “Rt around 1.7, the situation keeps getting worse” “The epidemiological situation of Covid-19 continues to worsen and an Rt of around 1.7 is registered. We have more than 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and almost all Italian regions are highly affected.” The director of the Prevention Department of the Ministry of Health, Giovanni Rezza, said in a video message. “This situation justifies the adoption of more restrictive interventions, especially in the most affected regions,” he said.



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