17,221 new cases and 487 deaths – time.news

I’m 17.221 i new cases of coronavirus in Italy (yesterday it was +13.708, here the bulletin). Salt so at least 3.717.602 the number of people who have contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus (including recovered and died) since the outbreak began. THE deaths today I’m 487 (yesterday they were +627), for a total of 112,861 victims from February 2020. People recovered or discharged they are altogether 3.060.411 e 20.229 those that came out of the Covid nightmare today (+20.927 yesterday). The positive current – the subjects who have the virus – appear to be in everything 544.330, equal to -3.507 compared to yesterday (-7.868 the day before), down for the third consecutive day.

The swabs and the scenario

I total swabs (molecular and antigenic) were 362.162, or 22,223 more than yesterday when it was 339,939. While the rate of positivity 4,7% (the approximation of 4.755%): it means that out of 100 swabs performed, more than 4 were positive; yesterday it was 4%. Here is the map of the contagion in Italy.

More infections in 24 hours than yesterday, as always happens in the middle of the week. The oscillating curve touches its maximum point between Thursday and Friday, but in a slow descent. This decline was seen in the comparison with last Thursday (April 1) – the same day last week -, when +23,649 cases were registered with a positive rate of 6.6% (see graph below). Today’s test case ratio rises to 4.7% from 4% Wednesday, but far from 6% or 7%. The scenario improves. The independent monitoring of the Gimbe Foundation highlights this: -11.1% new cases in the period 31 March-6 April compared to the previous week. In decrease. With a clarification. The decline overstated by the collapse of the people tested during the Easter period specifies Nino Cartabellotta, president of Gimbe. Deaths also decreased slightly over the seven days. The slippery moment – comments Roberta Siliquini, director of Hygiene at the University of Turin -. Now there are restrictions, you have to be careful for the next few weeks and vaccinate as much as possible.

The curve of the new positives on the Civil Protection site, today at the maximum point

The Lombardy the most affected by the number of new infections: +2,537 cases, thanks to over 54,000 swabs, which is the highest number of regional tests of the day. And also for the number of deaths (+130), over 100 victims in Lombardy for the second day in a row (Here the bulletin). Above a thousand daily cases there are: Puglia (+1.974), Campania (+1.933), Piedmont (+1.661, here the bulletin), Sicily (+1.287), Veneto (+1.241), Lazio (+1.240), Tuscany (+1.153) ed Emilia Romagna (+1,075). All other regions have a two- or three-digit increase. Note the progression of Calabria: it exceeds 500 infected in 24 hours (+503).

The victims

Victims are decreasing: they are 487 against 627 yesterday (140 fewer). The figure remains tragically high. No region reports zero deaths – so for two days -, while the highest number of deaths in Lombardy (+130, as mentioned above), Puglia (+51) and Campania (+50, of which 32 died in the last 48 hours and 18 who died in the previous days).

The health system

The pressure on hospitals is lowered for the second consecutive day. A good sign, especially important for ordinary hospitalizations that drop below 29,000, that is the peak of the first wave. The beds occupied in ordinary Covid wards I’m -465 (yesterday -21), for a total of 28,851 hospitalized. I beds occupied in intensive care (ICU) I’m -20 (yesterday -60), bringing the total of more seriously ill a 3.663. The variation in the number of beds occupied, in critical and non-critical areas, indicates the balance between patients who left and those who entered in the last 24 hours. In fact, i new entrances to resuscitation I’m +259 (yesterday +276). The largest number of people entering IT in Lombardy (+56), Puglia (+26) and Veneto (+25).

I vaccinate

The vaccine doses administered are over 11.8 million. Citizens who have received the second dose are more than 3.6 million. Here the map updated every evening and here the real-time data of the anti Covid-19 vaccines report on the government website.

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The cases region by region

The data provided below, and broken down by region, is the total cases (number of people found positive since the beginning of the epidemic: includes deaths and recovered). The variation indicates the number of new cases registered in the last 24 hours.

Lombardy 758.348: +2.537 cases (yesterday +2.569) with 54.280 swabs
Veneto 392.294: +1.241 cases (yesterday +1.111) with 44.878 swabs
Campania 350,892: +1,933 cases (yesterday +1,358) with 27,974 swabs
Emilia Romagna 346.820: + 1.075 * cases (yesterday +576) with 30.262 swabs
Piedmont 322.139: +1.661 cases (yesterday +1.464) with 24.811 swabs
Lazio 297.217: +1.240 cases (yesterday +1.081) with 38.675 swabs
Puglia 205.576: +1.974 cases (yesterday +1.255) with 14.895 swabs
Tuscany 205,500: +1,153 cases (yesterday +937) with 28,229 swabs
Sicily 182,633: +1,287 cases (yesterday +998) with 27,170 swabs
Friuli Venezia Giulia 100,473: +457 cases (yesterday +286) with 13,064 swabs
Liguria 92,766: +387 cases (yesterday +425) with 8,965 swabs
Market 91,210: +490 cases (yesterday +286) with 5,589 swabs
P. A. Bolzano 69,765: + 124 ** cases (yesterday +146) with 11,699 swabs
Abruzzo 67,155: +277 cases (yesterday +219) with 6,058 swabs
Umbria 51,956: +172 cases (yesterday +132) with 8,402 swabs
Calabria 50,099: +503 cases (yesterday +292) with 3,896 swabs
Sardinia 47,935: +305 cases (yesterday +263) with 6,598 swabs
P. A. Trento 42,114: +164 cases (yesterday +103) with 3,477 swabs
Basilicata 20,360: +163 cases (yesterday +142) with 1,522 swabs
Molise 12,480: +24 cases (yesterday +4) with 760 swabs
Valle d’Aosta 9,870: +54 cases (yesterday +61) with 958 swabs

Deaths region by region

The figure provided below, and broken down by region, is that of total deaths since the start of the pandemic. The variation indicates the number of new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours.

Lombardy 31.503: +130 deaths (yesterday +109)
Veneto 10,861: +24 deaths (yesterday +67)
Campania 5,703: +50 deaths (yesterday +66)
Emilia Romagna 12,271: +25 deaths (yesterday +57)
Piedmont 10,588: +28 deaths (yesterday +79)
Lazio 6,932: +37 deaths (yesterday +47)
Puglia 5,095: +51 deaths (yesterday +43)
Tuscany 5,571: +20 deaths (yesterday +41)
Sicily 4,757: +11 deaths (yesterday +16)
Friuli Venezia Giulia 3,453: +29 deaths (yesterday +22)
Liguria 3,935: +13 deaths (yesterday +12)
Market 2,737: +20 deaths (yesterday +16)
P. A. Bolzano 1.149: +1 death (yesterday +2)
Abruzzo 2,212: +12 deaths (yesterday +13)
Umbria 1,286: +7 deaths (yesterday +6)
Calabria 883: +11 deaths (yesterday +8)
Sardinia 1.255: +5 deaths (yesterday +5)
P. A. Trento 1,307: +1 death (yesterday +5)
Basilicata 475: +5 deaths (yesterday +8)
Molise 454: +4 deaths (yesterday +3)
Valle d’Aosta 434: +3 deaths (yesterday +2)

* Emilia-Romagna announces that 8 cases declared in the previous days have been eliminated from the total of positives, as positive for the antigen test but not confirmed by molecular swab.

** The Public Administration of Bolzano announces that 4 cases declared in the previous days have been eliminated from the total of positives, as positive in the antigen test but not confirmed by molecular swab.

April 8, 2021 (change April 8, 2021 | 19:31)

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