There are 30,629 new infections from Covid in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Ministry of Health. Yesterday there were 38,375. The victims are instead 144 (yesterday there were 210). There are 317,784 molecular and antigenic swabs for the coronavirus carried out in the last 24 hours in Italy, according to data from the Ministry of Health. Yesterday there were 434,077. The positivity rate is 9.6%, up from 8.8% yesterday. On the other hand, 733 patients are hospitalized in intensive care, 30 fewer than yesterday in the balance between entries and exits. Daily admissions are 26. Patients with symptoms in ordinary wards are 10,868, or 235 fewer than yesterday.
Mortality data in Italy for the period 1-15 February show higher values than expected both in the north (+ 4%) and in the center-south (+ 15%), in particular in Turin, Genoa, Rimini, Ancona , Terni, Rome, Latina, Naples, Taranto, Palermo, Catania and Syracuse. But the weekly SISMG surveillance report as of February 15 shows a decrease in mortality in both the north and the center-south compared to the previous week. A comparison of COVID-19 waves shows that in the current wave, the impact is less than in the previous ones. In the fourth the excess mortality is 13% compared to 30% in the first 2 waves.
The trend in daily and weekly mortality for the 48 cities included in the SISMG surveillance system shows a decreasing mortality in the last week or in line with the previous week in all cities. Mortality in most cities shows values that are decreasing compared to the previous week in line with the expected, with the exception of some age groups where there is still an excess: in Turin all classes except the 75-84 age group; Genoa in the 75-84 year class; in Rome in the class of 75-84 and 85+ years, in Naples in the class 0-64 years; in Palermo in the class 65-74 years.
The occupation of non-critical area wards by Covid patients in Italian hospitals drops to 17%, by one percentage point, according to the daily monitoring of Agenas last night. On the other hand, the situation of intensive companies remained stable at 8%. In all, 4 regions (Lombardy, Molise, Piedmont and Veneto) and the two autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento record both values below the critical threshold of 10% for the intensive and 15 for the departments.
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