Covid today Italy, 5,273 infections and 54 deaths: bulletin 17 August

There are 5,273 new coronavirus infections today 17 August 2021 in Italy, according to data from the latest bulletin of the Ministry of Health. There are another 54 deaths. Since the beginning of the emergency, 4,449,606 people have been infected and 128,510 have died. There are 238,073 swabs, including molecular and antigenic, performed in 24 hours which show a positive rate of 2.2%. A figure down compared to yesterday when it stood at 4.9%. Here are the data of the LAZIO Regions – “Today there are 551 new positive cases including recoveries (+132), the new positive cases are 152 less than in Tuesday, August 10. On the other hand, 8 deaths (+8) are recoveries in the last 3 days. There are 505 hospitalized (+12), 66 (-4) hospitalized in intensive care units, 823 recovered cases. in Rome city they are at an altitude of 291 “. This was announced in a note by the councilor for Health and Social-Sanitary Integration of the Lazio Region, Alessio D’Amato.EMILIA-ROMAGNA – There are 478 new coronavirus infections registered in the last 24 hours in Emilia-Romagna, according to the Region’s bulletin released today , August 17. In the last 24 hours, 11,433 molecular swabs were carried out, for a total of 5,389,741. In addition, there are also 16,277 quick swabs. The percentage of new positives on the number of swabs made since yesterday is 1.7%. There are seven deaths (there has been a data realignment for the last 10 days). These are three men (96, 89 and 78 years) and three women (97, 94 and 60 years) from the province of Bologna, and a 72-year-old woman from the province of Rimini. In total, there have been 13,309 deaths in the region since the beginning of the epidemic. There are 44 patients admitted to intensive care (+4 compared to yesterday), 361 those in the other Covid departments (+17). APULIA – There are 165 new coronavirus infections in Puglia according to data from today’s bulletin, August 17, 2021. There are another 2 deaths in the last 24 hours. 13,287 swabs have been tried since yesterday. The new cases are distributed over the territory as follows: Province of Bari 19, Bat 33, Brindisi 13, Foggia 13, Lecce 59, Taranto 25, residents outside region 1, province in definition 2. In Puglia there are 4,201 currently positive people: of these , 137 are hospitalized in a non-critical area and 23 in intensive care. The total cases since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic are 259,950, deaths 6,684.TUSCANY – 396 new coronavirus infections have been detected in Tuscany in the last 24 hours, according to the regional bulletin released today, 17 August. There are 5 new deaths: 2 men and 3 women with an average age of 72.6 years. New cases are 0.2% more than the previous day’s total. 6,312 molecular swabs and 4,914 rapid antigenic swabs were performed, of which 3.5% were positive. On the other hand, 4,381 subjects tested today (with antigenic and / or molecular swab, excluding control swabs), of which 9% were positive. The hospitalized are 347 (13 more than yesterday), of which 38 in intensive care (1 more). The healed grew by 0.2% and reached 243,667 (92.7% of total cases). The currently positive are 12,274 today, -0.9% compared to yesterday. The average age of 396 new positives today is approximately 37 years. At 12 noon today a total of 4,552,113 vaccinations were carried out, 30,181 more than yesterday (+ 0.7%). ABRUZZO – There are 99 new coronavirus infections registered today, August 17, in Abruzzo, bringing the total from the beginning of the emergency to 77649. This was reported by the regional bulletin. The death toll of patients registers 1 new case and rises to 2519 (this is a 96-year-old from the province of L’Aquila). 61 patients (unchanged from yesterday) are hospitalized in the medical area; 6 (+1 compared to yesterday with 1 new admission) in intensive care, while the other 1960s (+20 compared to yesterday) are in home isolation with active surveillance by the ASL. SARDINIA – 207 new infections from Covid are registered in Sardinia in the last 24 hours, according to the regional bulletin released today, 17 August. A total of 9865 tests were processed, between molecular and antigenic. The patients admitted to the intensive care units are 18 (- 4 compared to yesterday). There are 158 patients hospitalized in the medical area (+18 compared to yesterday) while 7187 are cases of home isolation (- 30 compared to yesterday). There are eight deaths: five women aged 69, 72, 78, 81 and 82 and three men aged 47, 58 and 82, all residing in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA – Today in Friuli Venezia Giulia on 3,982 molecular swabs 62 new infections were detected (including two migrants / asylum seekers) with a positive percentage of 1.56%. There are also 2,820 rapid antigenic tests carried out from which 17 cases (0.60%) were detected. Today there are 2 deaths, to which a previous one is added; 7 people remain hospitalized in intensive care while the number of patients being treated in other departments decreases to 26. This was announced by the deputy governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia with responsibility for Health, Riccardo Riccardi.