Covid: record infections, almost 25 thousand. The victims are 205 – Last minute

10/28/2020 Health, Italy



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(ANSA) – ROME, OCTOBER 28 – New record of infections in the last 24 hours in Italy. The positives are 24,991 (yesterday they were 21,994). The dead are 205 (yesterday they were 221), according to data from the Ministry of Health.

In Italy there are currently more positives than cured by Covid: according to data from the Ministry of Health, in fact, the positives (including those hospitalized with symptoms, intensive care and patients in home isolation) are 276,457 compared to the 275,404,000 cured from the beginning . of the pandemic.

The number of positives currently has increased a lot in recent days: only on October 20 there were 142,739 compared to 255,005 cured. On August 25, for example, positives were 19,714 compared to 206,015 cured.

It is an absolute record for tampons manufactured in 24 hours in Italy: according to data from the Ministry of Health there were 198,952, more than 24,000 more than yesterday. The relationship between the swabs performed and the new positive ones for coronavirus found remained stable at 12.5%.

New jump of patients in intensive care for Covid-19 in Italy. There are 125 more in the last 24 hours (yesterday the increase was similar, +127), for a total of 1,536 people in intensive care.

There are now 14,981 patients in ordinary wards, an increase of 1,026. Current positives reached 276,457, 21,367 more than yesterday. Of these, 259,940 are people in home isolation. (HANDLE).

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