The epidemic curve in Italy is still slightly rising. The new cases Covid there are 76.260, compared to 96.365 yesterday but above all to 72.568 last Wednesday: a weekly increase of 5%, a sharp slowdown compared to last week when the daily growth exceeded 40%.
If the trend is confirmed in the coming days, it is likely that the start of the decline will not be long. The swabs processed are 513.744 (yesterday 641.896), with a positivity rate that drops from 15% to 14,8%. The deaths are 153 (yesterday 197). The total victims since the beginning of the pandemic are 158.254. Intensive care is increasing again, 11 more (yesterday -8) with 55 admissions today, and rises to 466, while ordinary hospitalizations are down by 30 units (yesterday +241), 8.939 in total.
This is what emerges from the daily bulletin of the Ministry of Health. The region with the highest number of cases today is Lombardy with 9.206 infections, followed by Lazio (+8.340), Campania (+8.093), Puglia (+7.270) and Sicily (+6.481). The total cases exceed 14 million and reach 14.070.450. The discharged/recovered in the last 24 hours are 51.922 (yesterday 71.380) for a total that rises to 12.685.306. The currently positive cases are still increasing, 26.283 more (yesterday +25.327), and rise to 1.226.890. Of these 1.217.485 patients are in home isolation.
Article published on March 23, 2022 - 19pm
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