There were 8824 new cases and 337 deaths in Italy in the last 24 hours, the percentage dropped to 5,5%.
This is what we read in the bulletin of the Ministry of Health Iss. In the last 24 hours, 158.674 swabs were recorded. There are 158.674 swabs between antigenic and molecular carried out yesterday. Yesterday there were 211.778. The positivity rate is 5,6%, slightly down compared to yesterday's 5,9% (-0,3%). There are 22.884 people today, 127 more than yesterday, hospitalized in the ordinary wards of Italian hospitals. There are 2544 people, 41 more than yesterday, hospitalized in intensive care. In the last 24 hours, 142 people entered intensive care, yesterday there were 124. Today, 521.630 people are in home isolation, 6484 fewer than yesterday. This is what we read in the bulletin of the Ministry of Health Iss. Overall today in Italy there are 547.058 positive cases, 6316 fewer than yesterday.
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With 1278 today, Sicily is the Italian region with the highest number of cases. Lombardy follows with 1189, then Emilia Romagna with 1153. In all other regions, fewer than a thousand cases are recorded. This is what we read in the bulletin of the Ministry of Health Iss. The region with the lowest increase in cases is Basilicata with 7
Article published on 18 January 2021 - 17:30