I’m 27,296 new Coronavirus infections in Italy today, August 18, 2022, according to Covid data and numbers – region by region – of the Civil Protection bulletin and the Ministry of Health. There are also another 147 deaths. 167,185 processed swabs, including molecular and antigenic, which show a positivity rate of 16.3%. Patients admitted to intensive care are down, 268 in total and 20 fewer than yesterday, and ordinary hospitalizations, 7,025 in total and 314 fewer than yesterday.
Here is the data, region by region:
LAZIO – There are 1,952 new covid infections in Lazio according to today’s bulletin, 18 August. There are also another 6 deaths. There are 834 new cases in Rome. Today in Lazio “out of 3,127 molecular swabs and 10,729 antigenic swabs for a total of 13,856 swabs, 1,952 new positive cases are recorded (-829), 6 deaths (-15), 729 hospitalized (-34), 46 intensive care (-4) and +5,513 recovered. The ratio between positives and swabs is 14% “, highlights the councilor for health of the Lazio Region, Alessio D’Amato, in the daily Covid bulletin . In detail, the deaths and infections in the last 24 hours in regional health agencies. Asl Roma 1: 264 new cases and 0 deaths; Asl Roma 2: 331 new cases and 0 deaths; Asl Roma 3: there are 239 new cases and 1 death; Asl Roma 4: 84 new cases and 0 deaths; ASL Roma 5: 138 new cases and 2 deaths; Asl Roma 6: 157 new cases and 1 death. In the provinces there are 739 new cases: Asl di Frosinone: 290 new cases and 1 death; ASL of Latina: there are 300 new cases and 0 deaths; Asl di Rieti: 67 new cases and 0 deaths; Asl di Viterbo: 82 new cases and 1 death.
TUSCANY – There are 1,204 new covid infections in Tuscany according to today’s bulletin, 18 August. There are also another 11 deaths. ” In Tuscany there are 1,364,093 cases of Coronavirus positivity, 1,204 more than yesterday (214 confirmed with molecular swab and 990 by rapid antigen test). New cases are 0.1% more than the previous day’s total. The healed grow by 0.1% and reach 1.269.225 (93% of total cases). Today 1,224 molecular swabs and 7,943 rapid antigenic swabs were performed, of which 13.1% were positive. On the other hand, 1,809 subjects tested today (with antigenic and / or molecular swab, excluding control swabs), of which 66.6% were positive. Currently positive are 84,279 today, -0.6% compared to yesterday. The hospitalized are 412 (32 less than yesterday), of which 17 in intensive care (2 less). Today there are 11 new deaths: 5 men and 6 women with an average age of 85.1 years ”. The Tuscany Region communicates it.
SARDINIA – There are 717 new covid infections in Sardinia according to today’s bulletin, 18 August. There are also 4 other deaths. 663 cases diagnosed by antigenic. A total of 3074 swabs were processed, including molecular and antigenic. The patients admitted to the intensive care units are 12 (+ 1) while the patients admitted to the medical area are 127 (- 5) and 16,169 are the cases of home isolation (- 1324). There are 4 deaths: an 89-year-old woman residing in the province of Nuoro; an 85-year-old woman and two men of 89 and 94, residing in the province of Southern Sardinia. This was announced by the Sardinia Region
ABRUZZO – There are 1,200 new covid infections in Abruzzo according to today’s bulletin, 18 August. There are also another 8 deaths. The total number of cases since the beginning of the emergency – net of realignments – is 528,207. The death toll of patients recorded 8 new cases (aged between 42 and 96 years, of which 1 dating back to the past few days and communicated only today by the ASL) and rises to 3,600. The number of positive cases also includes 499891 discharged / healed (+1667 compared to yesterday). This was communicated by the Regional Health Department specifying that the currently positive in Abruzzo are 24716 (-475 compared to yesterday). Of these, 196 patients (-21 compared to yesterday) are hospitalized in the medical area; 7 (-1 compared to yesterday) in intensive care, while the rest are in home isolation. In the last 24 hours, 1139 molecular swabs were performed (2442028 in total since the start of the emergency) and 4084 antigen tests (4205727).
BASILICATA– In Basilicata there are 307 new cases of Sars Cov-2, out of a total of 1,189 swabs performed, and there is no death from Covid-19. These are the data from the bulletin of the regional task force referring to the last 24 hours. In the same report, 321 healings were recorded. The decline in hospitalized for Covid-19 continues, there are 37 of which 1 in intensive care: 17 (of which 1 in TI) in the Potenza hospital; 20 in that of Matera. Overall, the current positives residing in Basilicata are 8,385.