Covid Piedmont, today 515 infections and 14 deaths: May 19 bulletin

There are 515 new coronavirus infections in Piedmont, according to the table in today’s bulletin, May 19. Also recorded 14 other deaths. The Crisis Unit of the Region has communicated 515 new cases of people who tested positive for Covid-19 (of which 30 after antigen tests), equal to 2.5% of the 20,203 swabs performed, of which 10,586 antigenic. Of the 515 new cases, 212 asymptomatic patients (41.2%). There are 56 screening cases, 333 case contacts, 126 with ongoing investigation, 2 in RSA and Social Welfare Structures, 77 in the school setting and 436 in the general population. The total of positive cases thus becomes 360,997. There are 133 hospitalized in intensive care (- 6 compared to yesterday). There are 1,075 hospitalized patients not in intensive care (-39 compared to yesterday). There are 8,212 people in home isolation. The diagnostic swabs processed so far are 4,743,050 (+ 20,203 compared to yesterday), of which 1,588,894 were negative. With the 14 deaths recorded, the total is now 11,549 deaths tested positive for the virus. A total of 340,028 patients recovered (+1,037 compared to yesterday).