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Coronavirus in Italy, the bulletin of August 26: 7,221 new infections and 43 victims

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There are 7,221 Covid test positives identified in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Ministry of Health. Yesterday there were 7,548. On the other hand, there are 43 victims in one day, down from 59 yesterday.

The molecular and antigenic swabs performed (220,872 against 244,220 yesterday) in the last 24 hours in Italy decreased. The positivity rate is 3.27%, up slightly from 3.09% yesterday.

There is an increase, albeit slightly, in intensive care admissions to 503 today, four more than yesterday and hospitalizations: there are 4,059 hospitalized patients with symptoms in ordinary wards, 36 more than yesterday.

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Piedmont
In Piedmont, 305 new cases of Covid are reported in the region’s daily bulletin, with a positivity rate of 1.9% compared to the 16,193 diagnostic swabs processed. Two deaths, none relating to today; there are 10 hospitalized patients in intensive care (-1 compared to yesterday), 142 in the other wards (+ 5 compared to yesterday). There are 3,435 people in home isolation, the healed + 175.

Lombardy
There are 758 new coronavirus positive cases in Lombardy, out of 38,173 swabs carried out, a total total of 13,372,497. Six deaths, a total of 33,898. Non-ICU patients are 339 (-1), 42 (-1) in ICU

Liguria
There are 139 new cases of coronavirus positivity recorded in the latest report released by the Liguria Region: in the last 24 hours, 3,323 molecular swabs were carried out, 3,886 rapid antigenic agents. 82 patients are hospitalized, 4 fewer than yesterday. Of these, 10 are in intensive care. The bulletin does not report new deaths: there are 4,381 victims since the beginning of the emergency.

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Tuscany
There are 677 more cases of coronavirus positivity in Tuscany than yesterday, leading to 268,653 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic. Of these 669 were confirmed with molecular swab and 8 by rapid antigen test. New cases are 0.3% more than the previous day’s total. 2 new deaths recorded: a man and a woman with an average age of 61.5 years (in Florence and Pistoia)

Lazio
Today in Lazio “there are 582 new positive cases (+140) and there are 5 deaths (+1). There are 508 hospitalized (-8), intensive care is 67 (+1), 713 are recovered. in Rome city there are 287. Stable hospitalizations and intensive care “. This was highlighted by the councilor for Health and Social and Health Integration of the Lazio Region, Alessio D’Amato in the bulletin at the end of today’s videoconference of the regional task force for Covid-19

Emilia Romagna
Since the beginning of the Coronavirus epidemic in Emilia-Romagna, 408,877 positive cases have been recorded, 561 more than yesterday, out of a total of 25,144 swabs performed in the last 24 hours. These are the data, ascertained at 12 today, relating to the trend of the epidemic in the region. The contagion situation in the provinces sees Bologna with 89 new cases, then Rimini (73), Parma (72), Modena (66) and then Reggio Emilia (63) and Ravenna (56). Followed by Piacenza (37), Cesena (34), Ferrara (32) and Forlì (23), finally the New Imola district (16). There are 53 patients admitted to intensive care (-2 compared to yesterday), 405 those in the other Covid departments (-5). Three, unfortunately, the new deaths

Sardinia
In Sardinia there are currently 424 new confirmed cases of Covid positivity, based on 3255 people tested. A total of 8044 tests were processed, between molecular and antigenic. There are 25 patients admitted to intensive care units (+1 compared to yesterday). Patients hospitalized in the medical area are 228 (+3 compared to yesterday), 7762 are the cases of home isolation (+79 compared to yesterday). There are 2 deaths: an 81-year-old woman residing in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari, and a 96-year-old woman residing in the Province of Sassari.

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Campania
The positivity index and hospitalizations for Covid are increasing in Campania, both in intensive care and in hospitalization. There are 696 new infections out of 16,215 tests: the incidence rate rises from 3.55 yesterday to 4.29%. The bulletin of the Crisis Unit reports a new victim, dating back to recent days but registered yesterday. On the hospital front, intensive hospitalizations rise to 21 (+3), those in hospitalization to 361 (+15)

Abruzzo
There are 98 (aged between 2 and 87 years) the new positive cases of Covid registered today in Abruzzo, bringing the total from the beginning of the emergency to 78641. The death toll of patients does not register new cases and remains steady at 2523. The number of positive cases also includes 73827 discharged / healed (+36 compared to yesterday). The currently positives in Abruzzo (calculated by subtracting the number of discharged / recovered and deceased from the total of positives) are 2291 (+61 compared to yesterday). 78 patients (+5 compared to yesterday) are hospitalized in the medical area; 13 (unchanged compared to yesterday) in intensive care, while the other 2112 (-32 compared to yesterday) are in home isolation with active surveillance by the ASL.

Puglia
Today in Puglia 284 new cases have been identified out of 13,465 tests for Coronavirus infection. In addition, there is a death. The positivity rate today is 2.1%, stable compared to yesterday (2.19%). Out of a total of 4,547 people currently positive in Puglia, 228 (+ 11 compared to yesterday) are hospitalized in a non-critical area, 24 (-1 compared to yesterday) in intensive care.

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Calabria
In Calabria in the last 24 hours, hospitalizations in the medical area have increased again, +6 (133) and +1 in intensive care. Four deaths that bring the total number of victims since the beginning of the epidemic 1,305. Infections are down compared to yesterday: they are 281, they were 349, with 3,252 processed swabs and a slightly lower positivity rate of 8.64%. There are 189 healed (70,692) and 88 currently positive (4,416). In home isolation 81 more subjects (4,270). In Calabria, to date – according to the daily data relating to the Covid-19 epidemic communicated by the Prevention Departments of the provincial health authorities of Calabria – the total number of swabs performed is 1,066,878. There are 76,413 people who have tested positive for Coronavirus.

Friuli Venezia Giulia

Today in Friuli Venezia Giulia, on 1,088 molecular swabs, 26 new infections have been detected (including 8 migrants / asylum seekers: 5 in Trieste, 3 in Udine) with a positive percentage of 2.39%. There are also 2,516 rapid antigenic tests performed from which 10 cases (0.4%) were detected. Today there are no deaths; the number of people hospitalized in intensive care has dropped to 10, while 30 are hospitalized in other departments. This was communicated by the deputy governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia with responsibility for Health.

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