Covid Italy today, infections and data by region: May 18 bulletin

Waiting for the new curfew from tomorrow, the Covid bulletin in Italy today, May 18, with data from the Civil Protection region by region on infections, hospitalizations and deaths. Towards the new reopening, the latest news from the cities – Rome, Milan, Naples – and the news from the regions: from Lombardy to Lazio, from Tuscany to Sicily, from Sardinia to Veneto. The data of the regions: TUSCANY There are 291 coronavirus infections in Tuscany today, May 18, according to the data of the region bulletin anticipated by the governor Eugenio Giani. “We had not had such a low number of new daily positives since January 19, 2021 (241 cases), let’s not let our guard down!”, Writes Giani on social media. “The new cases registered in Tuscany are 291 out of 19,713 tests, of which 9,409 molecular swabs and 10,304 rapid tests. The rate of new positives is 1.48% (4.7% on the first diagnoses)”, he adds, highlighting that the vaccines currently administered are 1,722,210.MARCHES There are 115 coronavirus infections in the Marche today, May 18, according to data from the region’s bulletin. The Health Service has communicated that in the last 24 hours 3535 swabs have been tested: 1845 in the new diagnosis path (of which 669 in the screening with Antigenic pathway) and 1690 in the healed path (with a positive / tested ratio of 6.2%) The positives in the new diagnosis path are 115 (11 in the province of Macerata, 8 in the province of Ancona, 32 in the province of Pesaro-Urbino, 19 in the province of Fermo, 36 in the province of Ascoli Piceno and 9 outside the region). include symptomatic subjects (28 cases detected), contacts in the home setting (13 cases detected), close contacts of positive cases (39 cases detected), contacts in the work setting (1 case detected), contacts involving students of all levels of education (3 cases detected), health care pathway screening (1 case detected). For another 30 cases, epidemiological investigations are still being carried out. In the Antigen Screening Pathway, 669 tests were carried out and 9 positive cases were found (to be subjected to the molecular swab). The positive / tested ratio is 1%.