• The opinion of the National Biosafety Committee: "Yes to vaccination obligation"

  • Israel, from today Pfizer third dose to 'over 30', already administered to 1.6 million people

  • Fauci to Cnn: "on Covid held not before spring 2022"

  • The administrations in Italy date back to over 300,000 yesterday

  • Vaccine, Biden: safe and effective, go get vaccinated

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24 August 2021

The updated situation in Italy and in the world



There are 6,076 Covid test positives identified in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Ministry of Health. Yesterday there were 4,168. The number of Italians who have contracted the virus rises to 4,494,857.



On the other hand, there are 60 victims in one day, an increase compared to 44 yesterday and bring the total number of victims of the virus to 128,855 from February 2020. 



266,246 molecular and antigenic swabs for the coronavirus carried out in the last 24 hours in Italy. Yesterday there were 101,341. The positivity rate is 2.28%, down from 4.11% yesterday. 



There are 504 patients hospitalized in intensive care for Covid in Italy, 19 more than yesterday in the balance between income and expenses. The daily admissions, according to data from the Ministry of Health, are 46. The hospitalized with symptoms in the ordinary wards are 4,036, compared to yesterday they are 108 more. 



The discharged and healed are 4,230,677, an increase of 6,248 compared to yesterday, while the current positives rise to 135,325, a decrease of 230 cases in the last 24 hours.