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France
As of Friday, 7,379 new infections had been recorded, while on Thursday there had been 6,111 and, on Wednesday, 5,429.
According to the French public health agency, six people have died in the last 24 hours, increasing the number of deaths in France from covid-19 to 30,602 since the beginning of the pandemic: 20,095 people died in hospitals and 10,507 in social support institutions . like homes.
Also according to official statistics released today, 4,530 people were hospitalized, five less than on Thursday, with 400 patients in intensive care, another 13 in 24 hours.
The covid-19 pandemic has already claimed at least 838,000 deaths and infected nearly 24.8 million people in 196 countries and territories, according to a report by the French news agency AFP.
In Europe, France is the third country with the most deaths (30,602 in more than 272 thousand infections).
Italy
Italy recorded 1,444 infections in the past 24 hours, a slight decline from 1,462 on Friday, and with further testing, reaching 99,108, according to the Italian Health Ministry.
Even today, only one death was recorded, bringing the total number of deaths to 35,472, while the total number of infections is 266,853 since the first case was detected on February 21.
The number of hospitalized patients in the past 24 hours has also decreased slightly with five fewer, with 1,247 hospitalized patients now nationwide.
However, the number of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Units continues to increase and there are now 79, five more than on Friday.
Italy continues the extensive case detection operation with tests carried out mainly at airports and ports for all people in Spain, Greece, Malta and Croatia, which has considerably increased the number of tests carried out with 99,108 carried out in the last 24 hours.
In addition, there is still a record number of people “cured” or no longer have the virus, with 1,322 in the last 24 hours, compared to 348 on Friday.
The concern continues to be people returning from vacation, especially those arriving from Sardinia. Today the Lazio region, whose capital is Rome, registered 170 new cases, of which 40% were detected in residents returning from the island.
The region with the most infections was Lombardy again with 289 infections in the last 24 hours.
UK
The United Kingdom registered 1,108 new cases of covid-19 in the country in the last 24 hours, according to official data published today by the British authorities.
According to figures from the United Kingdom Ministry of Health, cited by the Efe agency, there have been twelve deaths from covid-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of deaths to 41,498 since the start of the pandemic.
The official data includes deaths that occur within 28 days after a patient has tested positive.
While infections in the country continue to hover around 1,000, British Health Minister Matt Hancock suggested, in statements published by The Times, that the restriction measures might not be lifted until after Christmas, to avoid another “increase.”
The official noted that “a second wave is clearly visible in other parts of the world,” which means “a very serious threat.”
“Cases are increasing again and we have to activate local containment measures and adopt new measures at the national level. We do not rule it out, even if we do not want it,” Matt Hancock told the British publication.
On the other hand, thousands of people from all over the country gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square to reject the restrictions imposed by the (Conservative) government of Boris Johnson to curb the spread of the pandemic, as well as to reject the campaigns that promote the paste vaccination.
According to Efe, among these people were skeptics who deny the existence of the coronavirus, supporters of conspiracy theories and militants of the anti-vaccine movement.
With posters against the World Health Organization (WHO), against the American businessman Bill Gates and against the restrictions of the conservative executive, the protesters called for an end to the mandatory use of masks and other standards, considering the pandemic as a “mistake”. or a “joke”.
The covid-19 pandemic has already claimed at least 838,000 deaths and infected almost 24.8 million people in 196 countries and territories, according to a report by the French agency AFP.
In Portugal, 1,818 of the 57,448 people confirmed as infected died, according to the latest bulletin from the Directorate General of Health.
The disease is transmitted by a new coronavirus detected in late December in Wuhan, a city in central China.
After Europe succeeded China as the center of the pandemic in February, the American continent is now the one with the most confirmed cases and the most deaths.
