Covid today Italy, 51,993 infections and 85 deaths: April 17 bulletin

There are 51,993 new coronavirus infections today, April 17, 2022, according to numbers and covid data – region by region – in the Civil Protection and Ministry of Health bulletin. Another 85 dead were recorded. 334,224 molecular and antigenic swabs were carried out, for a positivity rate of 15.6%. Intensive care patients decreased, 403 in total and eight fewer than yesterday, and hospitalized with symptoms, 9,758 in total and 120 fewer than yesterday. Read also In total, there are 15,712,088 infected since the beginning of the emergency while the victims rise to 161,687. There are 14,324,363 people recovered from the virus. To date, there are 1,226,038 coronavirus positives in Italy. COVID ITALY BULLETIN, REGION NUMBERS BY REGION OF LOMBARDY – There are 6,229 new cases of Covid in Lombardy today, compared to 48,897 swabs carried out, of which 12.7% was positive. In the last 24 hours, 29 people have died, for a total of 39,626 deaths in the region since the beginning of the pandemic. 36 people are hospitalized in intensive care, one more than yesterday. On the other hand, the number of patients in ordinary Covid wards is decreasing: today they are 1,105, 21 less than 24 hours ago LAZIO – There are 6,198 infections and 5 dead Covid today, April 17, in Lazio according to the bulletin with data from the Region . Specifically, “out of 5,916 molecular swabs and 34,212 antigenic swabs for a total of 40,128 swabs, there are 6,198 new positive cases (-696), 5 deaths (-2), 1,166 hospitalized (-25), 68 intensive care (-1) and +3,442 recovered. The ratio between positives and swabs is 15.4%. Cases in Rome city are at 3,147.VENETO – There are 4,769 new coronavirus infections today April 17 in Veneto, according to the data from the latest covid-19 bulletin. 6 other deaths are recorded, considering the difference between the total indicated yesterday by the Ministry of Health and that present in the bulletin released today by the region. The cases recorded in the last 24 hours have decreased compared to yesterday ( 6,354). The total number of infected people since the beginning of the epidemic thus rises to 1,596,405, that of deaths to 14,328. The figure for currently positive subjects falls to 76,279 (yesterday they were 77,424). The situation of hospital numbers: 881 patients Covid hospitalized in the medical area (against 871 of day before) and 39 in intensive care.TUSCANY – There are 3,363 new coronavirus infections today April 17 in Tuscany, according to data from the latest covid-19 bulletin. There is 1 death. The new cases, 1,003 confirmed with molecular swab and 2,360 by rapid antigen test, bring the total to 1,053,408 since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic and are 0.3% more than the previous day’s total. The healed grew by 0.2% and reached 990,444 (94% of total cases). Today 4,570 molecular swabs and 17,850 rapid antigenic swabs were performed, of which 15% were positive. On the other hand, 4,855 subjects were tested today (with antigenic and / or molecular swab, excluding control swabs), of which 69.3% were positive. The currently positive are 53,273 today, + 2.9% compared to yesterday. There are 704 hospitalized (36 fewer than yesterday), of which 28 in intensive care (2 fewer). Today there is 1 new death: a 55-year-old man.PUGLIA – There are 3,793 new coronavirus infections today April 17 in Puglia, according to data from the latest covid-19 bulletin. There are another 7 deaths. The new cases, identified through 23,309 swabs, are divided as follows by province: Bari: 1,412; Bat: 204; Brindisi: 429; Foggia: 434; Lecce: 727; Taranto: 525; Residents outside the region: 56; Province in definition: 6. There are 100,742 people currently positive, 602 hospitalized in a non-critical area and 3 in intensive care. Overall data: 1,005,981 total cases, 10,240,923 swabs performed, 897,076 people healed and 8,163 deaths EMILIA ROMAGNA – 4,569 new coronavirus infections were detected today, April 17, in Emilia Romagna, out of a total of 16,886 swabs performed in the last 24 hours, of which 7,332 molecular and 9,554 rapid antigen tests. Overall, the percentage of new positives on the number of tampons made is 27.1%. This was reported by the bulletin with the Covid data of the Region. There are 32 patients currently hospitalized in intensive care in Emilia-Romagna (+2 compared to yesterday, equal to + 6.7%), the average age is 67.7 years. As for the patients admitted to the other Covid departments, they are 1,292 (+14 compared to yesterday, + 1.1%), average age 75.6 years. 6 deaths were recorded.FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA – 712 new infections were detected today, April 17, Friuli Venezia Giulia on 1,502 molecular swabs and 4,943 rapid antigenic tests carried out. This was reported by the bulletin with the Covid data of the Regone. Three people are hospitalized in intensive care and 147 patients hospitalized in other wards. Today there is a death: a 91-year-old woman from Trieste (who died in hospital). SARDINIA – There are 1,160 infections registered today, April 17, in Sardinia, of which 1005 diagnosed as antigenic. This was reported by the bulletin with the Covid data of the Region. A total of 9141 swabs were processed, including molecular and antigenic. The patients admitted to the intensive care units are 21 (+2). The patients admitted to the medical area are 317 (-14). 29798 are the cases of home isolation (+36). There are 3 deaths: a 58-year-old woman residing in the province of Oristano; a 69-year-old man, residing in the metropolitan city of Cagliari, and an 82-year-old man, residing in the province of Sassari VALLE D’AOSTA – In the last 24 hours in Valle d’Aosta 97 new coronavirus infections have been detected and it is not no deaths were recorded. There were 87 healings. The current infected are 1,402, of which 20 hospitalized and one in intensive care. There are 1,381 people in home isolation. Since the beginning of the pandemic there have been 528 victims. This is what we read in the Covid emergency bulletin issued by the Region on the basis of USL data.