Coronavirus: 14,931 new cases with 306,078 swabs and 251 victims

2021-02-20T15:58:51.738Z

All updated data in Italy and in the world According to the latest update of data from the Ministry of Health, in the last 24 hours there have been 14,931 new cases with 306,078 swabs and 251 victims. Yesterday 15,479 cases were recorded with 297,128 swabs (the positivity rate was 5.2%) and 353 deaths. Currently positives are 384,623, up 2,175 from yesterday. Between discharged and recovered there are a total of 2,315,687 cases in Italy, in the last 24 hours there is an increase of 12,488 people. The total death toll since the beginning of the pandemic is 95,486. The total of cases is equal to 2,795,796. In Emilia Romagna 1,724 new cases and 23 deaths Since the beginning of the Coronavirus epidemic, 244,170 cases of positivity have been recorded in Emilia-Romagna, 1,724 more than yesterday, out of a total of 31,943 swabs performed in the last 24 hours . The percentage of new positives on the number of tampons made since yesterday is 5.4%. The control and prevention activity continues: of the newly infected, 692 are asymptomatic identified in the context of regional contact tracing and screening activities. Overall, among the new positives 450 were already in isolation at the time of the swab execution, 762 were identified within known outbreaks. The average age of the new positives today is 40.8 years. Of the 692 asymptomatic, 413 were identified thanks to contact tracing, 61 through tests for the risk categories introduced by the Region, 20 with serological screening, 12 through pre-hospitalization tests. The epidemiological investigation is still ongoing for 186 cases. In the last 24 hours, 16,881 molecular swabs were carried out, for a total of 3,271,027. In addition, there are also 636 serological tests and 15,062 rapid swabs. As for the total number of people healed, they are 1,489 more than yesterday, reaching 198,733. The active cases, that is the actual patients, to date are 35,133 (+212 compared to yesterday). Of these, people in isolation at home, or those with mild symptoms that do not require hospital treatment or are symptom-free, are a total of 33,058 (+220), 94.1% of the total number of active cases. There are 23 new deaths. In total, there have been 10,304 deaths in the region since the beginning of the epidemic. There are 176 patients admitted to intensive care (-7 compared to yesterday), 1,899 those in the other Covid departments (-1). Veneto, 1,244 positives and 18 deaths Abrupt return to a high number of daily infections in Veneto, which records 1,244 cases of positive Covid in 24 hours. It hadn't happened for several weeks. The Region's report also reports 18 more victims than yesterday, confirming a trend in deaths that continues to decline. The total number of infected since the beginning of the epidemic thus rises to 325,789, that of the dead to 9,701. The figure for hospital admissions also falls: 1,211 Covid patients are now found in normal medical wards (-30); Finally, the number of patients in intensive care remains stable, 133. Tuscany, 953 new cases The new positive Covid cases registered in Tuscany are 953 out of 21,572 tests of which 13,471 molecular swabs and 8,101 rapid tests, with a rate of new positives of 4, 42% (8.3% on first diagnoses). Eugenio Giani, president of the Region, announced this on his Facebook page. The figure for new cases is slightly higher than yesterday (they were 924), with a slight decrease in tests (they were 22,225), so the rate of positives rises (it was 4.16%). In Lazio 921 cases and 32 deaths There are 921 new positive cases of Covid registered in Lazio in the last 24 hours. This is what Salute Lazio announces. There were 32 deaths, yesterday they were 38. Intensive care is decreasing with 3 fewer places, ordinary hospital admissions are also decreasing with -42. 1,051 people recovered in Lazio in the last 24 hours. In Puglia 905 new cases and 23 deaths In Puglia there are 905 new positive cases at Covid: 368 in the province of Bari, 77 in the province of Brindisi, 78 in the BAT province, 118 in the province of Foggia, 86 in the province of Lecce, 177 in province of Taranto, 1 resident outside the region. This was announced by the Puglia Region and that the tests carried out were 9,880. Instead, there are 23 deaths: 5 in the province of Bari, 8 in the province of BAT, 4 in the province of Foggia, 5 in the province of Taranto, 1 resident outside the region. The number of cured patients are 102,858, while 33,084 are currently positive. Marche, 547 positives There are 547 covid positives in the last 24 hours in the Marche among the new diagnoses, of which about half, 276, in the province of Ancona, which is still the most affected area. Followed by the province of Macerata with 103, that of Urbino with 53, that of Ascoli Piceno with 48, that of Fermo with 47 and 20 outside the region. The Health Service of the Marche Region announced that in the last 24 hours "5,970 swabs were tested: 3,782 in the new diagnosis path (of which 1,481 in the screening with the Antigenic path) and 2,188 in the healed path (with a positive / tested ratio equal to 14 , 5%) ". The 547 positives include symptomatic subjects (65), contacts in the home setting (96), close contacts of positive cases (216), contacts in the work setting (17), contacts in living / social settings (1), contacts in a care setting (2), contacts with the involvement of students of all educational levels (27), health care pathway screening (3). For another 120 cases, epidemiological investigations are still being carried out. On the 1,481 tests of the Antigen Screening Pathway "93 positive cases were found (to be subjected to the molecular swab). The positive / tested ratio is equal to 6%". In Abruzzo 387 cases, Pescara-Chieti area most affected There are 387 new cases of coronavirus ascertained in the last hours in Abruzzo. From the analysis of 4,636 molecular swabs emerged: 8.35% of the samples were positive. There are two recent deaths: the death toll rises to 1,610. The most affected areas are once again the Chietino and the Pescarese - currently in the red zone - where the English variant is rampant: in the case of the province of Pescara it is estimated that it is responsible for 70% of the infections, a percentage that drops to 60 also considering the province of Chieti. The new positives are between six months and 94 years old. The locations with the most new cases are Pescara (41), Chieti (32), Lanciano (28) and Roseto degli Abruzzi (25). At the provincial level in the lead is Chietino (+173), followed by Pescarese (+105). Then there are the Teramano (+66) and the Aquilano (+39). The number of positives currently on the rise, which is 106 more, for a total of 12,483 people. The healed are 36,497 (+278). In the last few hours, 4,172 antigen tests have also been performed. In Friuli Venezia Giulia 216 infections Today in Friuli Venezia Giulia on 5,783 molecular swabs, 216 new infections have been detected with a positive percentage of 3.74%. In addition, 4,009 rapid antigenic tests were carried out, from which 110 cases (2.74%) were detected. There are 8 registered deaths and 60 hospitalizations in intensive care units, while those in other departments are down (348). This was announced by the deputy governor with responsibility for Health, Riccardo Riccardi. The overall deaths amounted to 2,756, with the following territorial subdivision: 622 in Trieste, 1,371 in Udine, 583 in Pordenone and 180 in Gorizia. The totally healed are 59,796 and the clinically healed 1,875, while the number of people in isolation falls, which today are 8,844. Since the beginning of the pandemic in Friuli Venezia Giulia, a total of 73,679 people have been positive for Covid-19 with the following territorial division: 14,383 in Trieste, 33,215 in Udine, 16,487 in Pordenone, 8,727 in Gorizia and 867 from outside the region. Basilicata, 91 infections and 2 deaths There are 91 new positive cases of Sars Cov2, of which 88 concerning residents, out of a total of 1,302 molecular swabs registered yesterday in Basilicata. This was announced by the regional task force with the usual bulletin in which the death of two people residing in Nova Siri and Potenza is also reported. 74 Lucanians recovered. Updating the overall data, the currently positive Lucanians rise to 3,329 (+12), of which 3,246 in home isolation, while 10,684 people residing in Basilicata recovered from the beginning of the health emergency and 352 died . The people currently hospitalized in Lucanian hospitals are 83 (+2): at the San Carlo di Potenza 27 in the infectious diseases ward, 23 in pneumology, 9 in emergency medicine and 3 in intensive care; at the Madonna delle Grazie hospital in Matera 14 in the infectious diseases department, 6 in pneumology and 1 in intensive care. Since the start of the health emergency, 229,688 molecular swabs have been analyzed, of which 212,585 were negative, and 140,512 people were tested. Sardinia, 73 cases and 7 deaths A total of 40,655 cases of Covid-19 positivity have been ascertained in Sardinia since the beginning of the emergency. In the latest update of the Regional Crisis Unit, 73 new cases were detected. In total, 717,300 swabs were performed, for an overall increase of 2,227 tests compared to the previous figure. The positive cases-swabs performed ratio marks a positive rate of 3.2% for the island. There were 7 deaths (1,109 in all). On the other hand, 277 patients are currently hospitalized in non-intensive wards (-5), while 29 (+2) patients in intensive care. There are 12,974 people in home isolation. The healed are a total of 26,035 (+115), while the people declared clinically cured on the island are currently 231. In the territory, of the 40,655 positive cases ascertained overall, 9,580 (+22) were detected in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari, 6,512 (+ 16) in Southern Sardinia, 3,450 (+4) in Oristano, 8,105 (+5) in Nuoro, 13,008 (+26) in Sassari. In Valle d'Aosta 4 cases and a victim There are 4 new cases of coronavirus found today in Valle d'Aosta after analyzing 119 swabs. In the last 24 hours there has been a death, which brings the total number of victims to 414 since the beginning of the pandemic.