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04 August 2020

The numbers in Italy and in the world

Slight increase in infections (+190 against +159 yesterday), but reduction in the number of victims, 5 (yesterday there were 12). These are some of the data of the new bulletin released by the Ministry of Health, according to which the total cases of coronavirus in Italy rose to 248,419: of the 190 new cases registered today, 23.1% concern Lombardy and 22.1% the Emilia Romagna.

The currently positive have become 12,482 (eight more than yesterday), the discharged and healed 200,766 (+177). With the 5 deaths of the last 24 hours (in Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto, Tuscany and Sicily) the total rises to 35,171.

Only three regions have not registered new cases: Valle d'Aosta, Molise and Basilicata. There are 41 ICU patients, the same number as yesterday. Inpatients with symptoms increase to 761 (+27), in home isolation they are 11,680 (-19).

With 43,788 swabs made in the last 24 hours, the total rises to 6,984,589.