I am 137,599 new coronavirus infections in Italy according to the latest weekly bulletin released today, December 23, by the Ministry of Health with data for the week of December 16 to 22 There are also another 798 deaths. Cases decreased by 21.2% compared to the previous week (when they were 174,652). Instead, deaths increased by 11% compared to seven days ago (when they were 719).
Slightly decreasing positivity rate in the last week: stands at altitude 13,5%, 2.5 percentage points less than the previous week (16%). The tests performed in 7 days also decreased: the bulletin reports 1,019,362 swabs, 6.8% less than the previous week (1,093,207)
Here are the data from the regions:
LOMBARDY – There are 20,311 new Coronavirus infections in today’s bulletin of the last week, from 16 to 22 December 2022, in Lombardy, according to the latest Covid-19 data. In seven days there were 246 deaths which brings the total number of deaths in the Region since the beginning of the pandemic to 44,489 victims. In the last week there were 161,975 swabs, for a positivity rate of 12.5%. In hospitals, according to the regional bulletin updated on December 22, there are 35 hospitalized in intensive care, the number unchanged compared to the previous week and Covid hospitalized in the medical area are down, to 1,274.
TUSCANY – There are 1,083 new cases of Covid-19 registered today, December 23, 2022, in Tuscany: 222 were confirmed with a molecular swab and the other 861 with a rapid test. At the moment there are therefore 73,050 positives in Tuscany, -0.1% compared to yesterday. Of these, 506 (34 fewer than yesterday) are hospitalized: 24 (2 more) are in intensive care. The list of deaths is updated with 9 new deaths: 5 men and 4 women with an average age of 89.3 years.
SARDINIA – In Sardinia there are today 291 further confirmed cases of Covid positivity (of which 262 diagnosed with an antigenic swab). A total of 1854 swabs were processed, between molecular and antigenic. There are 7 patients hospitalized in intensive care (same data as yesterday), patients hospitalized in the medical area are 122 (same data as yesterday), while there are 5900 cases of home isolation (-114). No deaths are recorded. This was announced by the Sardinia Region.
EMILIA ROMAGNA – Since the beginning of the Coronavirus epidemic in Emilia-Romagna there have been 2,095,414 positive cases, 11,847 more than the previous week, out of a total of 71,324 swabs performed in the last 7 days, of which 27,739 molecular and 43,585 tests rapid antigens. Overall, the percentage of new positives on the number of swabs made is 16.6%. There are 119 deaths recorded. These are the data relating to the week from 16 to 22 December, updated at 10 am yesterday, Thursday 22, as requested by the Ministry of Health.
PIEDMONT – The curve of Covid infections continues to decline in Piedmont: in the last 7 days according to the latest bulletin there were 7,710 cases, down 4,453 compared to the previous week. The occupation of ordinary beds is 9.2%, that of beds in intensive care is 3%. The positivity of the swabs is 8.7%. Data that confirm a better trend in the region than that recorded at the national level. Infections are decreasing in all groups, both adults and schools