Covid today Italy, Civil Protection bulletin and regional contagions 21 December

The bulletin with Covid numbers in Italy today, Tuesday 21 December 2021, data and news from the Civil Protection and the Ministry of Health – region by region – on coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths. The numbers from Lombardy and Veneto, Tuscany and Lazio, Campania, Puglia and Sicily. The bulletin of the big cities like Milan, Rome and Naples, the point on the vaccination campaign and the third doses. Spotlights on the Omicron variant and on the control room chaired by Prime Minister Mario Draghi scheduled for Thursday. “If the data for Thursday 23 December were what we have today, there would be no need for further restrictions,” said Pierpaolo Sileri. LAZIOS There are 2,285 coronavirus infections in Lazio today, 21 December 2021, according to numbers and data from the covid bulletin. Recorded 23 more deaths. In Rome 1,191 cases reported. “Today in Lazio on 22,407 molecular swabs and 42,131 antigenic swabs for a total of 64,538 swabs, 2,285 new positive cases are recorded (+647), 13 deaths (-1), 915 hospitalized (+ 11), 128 people in intensive care (+9) and +1,104 recovered. The ratio between positives and swabs is 3.5%. The cases in Rome city are at 1,191 “, says the councilor for health and Social and health integration of the Lazio Region, Alessio D’Amato VENETO There are 4,716 new coronavirus infections today 21 December 2021 in Veneto, according to data and numbers from the latest Covid-19 bulletin of the Region. There are another 21 deaths. The molecular swabs are 24,183, while the antigenic ones are 121,571, according to the daily report of the Region. There are 53 new hospitalizations in non-critical areas, 6 in intensive care.FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA There are 515 new coronavirus infections in Friuli Venezia Giulia according to today’s bulletin, 21 December. There are also another 10 deaths. On 6,355 molecular swabs 386 new infections were detected, with a positive percentage of 6.07%. In addition, 16,152 rapid antigenic tests were carried out, from which 129 cases (0.80%) were detected. The under-19 age group is confirmed to be the first with 20.78% of new positives, followed by the 40-49 age group with 16.31%, the 50-59 age group with 15.73% and the 30-39 with 14.17%. This was announced by the deputy governor of the Region with responsibility for Health Riccardo Riccardi.
SARDINIA There are 186 coronavirus infections registered today, 21 December, in Sardinia, based on 3,360 people tested. This was reported by the region’s Covid bulletin. A total of 11,710 swabs were processed, including molecular and antigenic. There are 12 patients admitted to intensive care units (same figure as yesterday) while 115 (4 fewer than yesterday) are in the medical area. There are 4,085 cases of home isolation (32 more than yesterday) and two deaths are recorded: a 92-year-old man, residing in the province of Oristano, and another person in the province of Nuoro. PUGLIAS There are 673 coronavirus infections in Puglia today, 21 December 2021, according to the covid numbers of the regional bulletin. Recorded 4 more deaths. New cases were identified on 29,928 swabs. The cases are divided as follows: province of Bari 129; Bat province 90; province of Brindisi 57; province of Foggia 85; province of Lecce 199; province of Taranto 99; residents outside the region 13; Province in definition 1. There are 7,723 people currently positive. There are 167 covid patients admitted to hospital in a non-critical area. In intensive care, however, 21 are ill. TUSCANY There are 1,316 new coronavirus infections in Tuscany according to today’s bulletin, 21 December. There are also 4 other deaths. 48,847 tests carried out, of which 12,466 molecular swabs and 36,381 rapid tests. The president of the Region Eugenio Giani communicates this on his social profiles. The rate of new positives is 2.69% (11.3% on first diagnoses). The currently positive are 18,181 today, + 5.8% compared to yesterday. There are 424 hospitalized (18 more than yesterday), of which 61 in intensive care (stable). Today there are 4 new deaths: 2 men and 2 women with an average age of 79.5 years. These are the data – ascertained at 12 today based on the requests of the National Civil Protection – relating to the progress of the epidemic in the region VALLE D’AOSTAS There are 109 new coronavirus infections in Valle d’Aosta according to today’s bulletin, December 21. On the other hand, there are no new deaths. The total number of people infected with the virus from the beginning of the epidemic to 14,426. The current positive cases are 939, of which 915 in home isolation, 23 hospitalized, one in intensive care. The healed are a total of 13,000, +44 compared to yesterday. The cases tested to date are 103,824, the total of swabs carried out is equal to 333,033. The deaths of people who tested positive for Covid in Valle D’Aosta from the beginning of the emergency to today are 487.
BASILICATA There are 169 new coronavirus infections today 21 December 2021 in Basilicata, according to data and numbers from the latest Covid-19 bulletin of the Region. No new deaths. The new cases were detected on a total of 1,988 molecular swabs. There are 57 recovered or negativized Lucanians. Hospitalizations for Covid-19 are on the rise, the number has risen to 38 (+6) of which none in intensive care: 17 in the Potenza hospital and 21 in the Matera one. Overall, the current positives residing in Basilicata are 1,997 (+106). On the vaccine front, 3,167 administrations were carried out yesterday, of which about 2,800 are third doses. So far 443,213 Lucanians have received the first dose of the vaccine (80.1 percent of the total population residing in Basilicata), 410,709 have completed the vaccination cycle (74.2 percent) and 125,629 are the third doses (22.7 percent ), for a total of 979,551 administrations carried out.