Covid today Lazio, 500 infections and 339 in Rome: July 17 bulletin

There are 500 new coronavirus infections in Lazio according to data from the bulletin today, July 17, 2021. The cases in Rome city are at 339. Since yesterday in the region there have been another 2 deaths. “There are 500 new positive cases on almost 8 thousand swabs (-1.187) and over 27 thousand antigenic for a total of almost 35 thousand tests”, says the councilor for health, Alessio D’Amato. “There are 105 hospitalized, 25 intensive care, 175 recovered. The ratio between positives and swabs is 6.5% but if we also consider the antigenic ones the percentage drops to 1.4%”, adds D’Amato, renewing his “call to get vaccinated or complete the vaccination course before leaving for the holidays”. Cases are rising, adds the commissioner, “but the pressure on hospitals remains low”. There are currently 2,968 Covid-19 positive in Lazio, of which 105 are hospitalized, 25 in intensive care and 2,838 in home isolation. Since the beginning of the epidemic, 337,589 healed and 8,386 dead, out of a total of 348,943 cases examined. As for vaccines, 2.7 million second doses have been exceeded in Lazio, equal to 57% of the adult population.