Covid today Italy, 7,224 infections and 49 deaths: August 20 bulletin

There are 7,224 new infections from Covid registered in Italy, according to the bulletin of the Ministry of Health released today, 20 August. Since yesterday, another 49 deaths have been recorded (yesterday 55) bringing the total number of victims since the beginning of the emergency to 128,683. In the last 24 hours, 220,656 swabs were performed, with a positivity rate dropping to 3.3% (yesterday 3.5%). Read also An increase in the number of people admitted to hospital with symptoms that are 3,692 (+65), while 455 are hospitalized in intensive care (-5 compared to yesterday), with 26 admissions in the last 24 hours. 4,211,080 are cured (+6,211) and 131,462 are currently positive (+960). LAZIO – There are 661 new Covid infections in Lazio, according to the bulletin released by the Region today, 20 August. Seven deaths (+1) including recoveries. The hospitalized are 528 (+2), the intensive therapies are 67 (+2), the recovered are 764. The cases in Rome city are at an altitude of 315. Lazio is at “low risk”, says the commissioner in a note Regional Health and Social and Health Integration, Alessio D’Amato EMILIA ROMAGNA – There are 637 new infections from Covid in Emilia-Romagna, out of a total of 23,978 swabs performed in the last 24 hours. This was reported in the bulletin of the Region released today, 20 August. The percentage of new positives on the number of swabs made since yesterday is 2.7%. One death is recorded: a 68-year-old woman from the province of Bologna. In total, there have been 13,316 deaths in the region since the beginning of the epidemic. There are 44 patients admitted to intensive care (-3 compared to yesterday), 373 those in the other Covid departments (-2) .ABRUZZO – 101 new infections from Covid registered today, August 20, in Abruzzo, bringing the total from the beginning of the emergency at 78045. This was reported by the regional bulletin. The death toll of patients does not register new cases and remains steady at 2519. The number of positive cases also includes 73357 discharged / cured (+81 compared to yesterday). The current positives are 2169, +20 compared to yesterday. 62 patients (+2 compared to yesterday) are hospitalized in the medical area; 12 (+1 compared to yesterday with 1 new entry) in intensive care, while the other 2095 (+17 compared to yesterday) are in home isolation with active surveillance by the ASL. SARDINIA – 403 new infections from Covid registered in Sardinia in the last 24 hours, with just over 3 thousand people tested and almost 6 thousand swabs processed. This was reported in the bulletin of the Region released today, 20 August. Four dead. 179 patients (+4), 19 (-1) in intensive care are admitted to the hospital. There are 7,425 people in home isolation (+144 compared to yesterday). TUSCANY – There are 700 new coronavirus infections in Tuscany according to data from today’s bulletin, 20 August 2021. Four dead. New cases are 0.3% more than the previous day’s total. The healed grew by 0.3% and reached 245,774 (92.7% of total cases). Today 7,767 molecular swabs and 4,914 rapid antigenic swabs were performed, of which 5.5% were positive. On the other hand, 5,242 subjects tested today (with antigenic and / or molecular swab, excluding control swabs), of which 13.4% were positive. The currently positive are 12,374 today, + 0.1% compared to yesterday. The hospitalized are 371 (11 more than yesterday), of which 41 in intensive care (3 more). Today there are 4 new deaths: a man and 3 women with an average age of 87.5 years FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA – Today in Friuli Venezia Giulia, out of 4,485 molecular swabs, 102 new infections have been detected (including 4 migrants / asylum seekers ) with a positive percentage of 2.27%. There are also 2,128 rapid antigenic tests performed from which 11 cases (0.52%) were detected. Today there are no deaths; the number of people hospitalized in intensive care has dropped to 9, while 28 are hospitalized in other departments. This was announced by the deputy governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia with responsibility for Salute.PUGLIA – There are 347 new coronavirus infections in Puglia according to data from today’s bulletin, 20 August 2021. There are another 2 deaths. Since yesterday, 14,160 swabs have been performed. The new cases are distributed as follows: province of Bari 54, Bat 90, Brindisi 42, Foggia 39, Lecce 87, Taranto 26, residents outside the region 12. Currently the positives are 4,479: of these 156 are hospitalized in a non-critical area and 22 are ICU patients. Since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, there have been 260,872 total cases and 6,690 deaths in the region.