Christmas of 2021 leads to the new record of daily infections. There are 54,762 new coronavirus positives at 5 pm on Saturday 25 December and bring the total, since the beginning of the pandemic, to 5,622,431. The deaths, in the last 24 hours, were 144 so as to total 136,530 units from February 2020 to this part. There are 1,071 patients in intensive care in Italy, 33 more than the Christmas Eve in the balance between entries and exits. The daily admissions are 106. The hospitalized with symptoms in the ordinary wards are 8,892 (Friday they were 8,812), or 80 more. Exceeded the threshold of 500 thousand currently positive. In fact, 500,466 Italians are currently positive, with an increase of 39,792 in the last 24 hours. This is the picture that emerges following the daily bulletin of the Ministry of Health, elaborated on the basis of 969,752 swabs carried out against 929,775 on Friday 24 December. The positivity rate is 5.6%, up from 5.4% the previous day.
Lombardy, 17,332 cases and 38 deaths
With 220,284 swabs carried out, the number of new Covid cases registered in Lombardy is 17,332. It is the new record since the beginning of the pandemic. The positivity rate is slightly up to 7.8% (December 24 it was 7.7%). The number of people hospitalized in intensive care (+10, 178) and in the ordinary wards (+1, 1,401) is on the increase. There are 38 deaths, bringing the total to 34,925 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. As regards the provinces, the positives reported in Milan are 7,340, 1,231 in Bergamo, 1,438 in Brescia, 888 in Como, 607 in Cremona, 374 in Lecco, 492 in Lodi, 388 in Mantua, 1,515 in Monza and Brianza, 807 in Pavia, 162 in Sondrio and 1,558 in Varese.
Veneto, 5,402 cases and 24 deaths
Another day of record-breaking infections in Veneto: +5,402 new positives in 24 hours, plus 24 victims. This was reported by the regional bulletin. The number of infected people since the beginning of the pandemic exceeds the 600 thousand threshold: since February 2020, 605,341 people have been infected by the virus; deaths rise to 12,281. Compared to Friday, the resignations of Covid patients from ordinary wards have increased: the number of beds occupied is 1,188 (-25). However, the situation of intensive care has worsened, with 174 hospitalized (+11). The number of people currently positive in the region is growing strongly, 69,386 (+ 2,388).
In Campania 4,837 positives
There are 4,837 new Covid positives in Campania out of 77,269 tests examined. The incidence dates back to 6.25% compared to 5.93% on Friday. Nine new victims recorded in the bulletin of the Crisis Unit of the Region: 6 in the last 48 hours and 3 previously died but registered yesterday. The number of places occupied in intensive care is returning, albeit slightly, to 31 (minus 1); those in hospital are growing strongly, 495 (plus 38).
In Lazio 4,171 infections and four deaths
In Lazio, out of 25,520 molecular swabs and 76,529 antigenic swabs for a total of 102,049 swabs performed, 4,171 new positive cases are recorded (+696), 4 deaths (-7), 947 hospitalized (+26), 129 intensive care (+3) and +845 the healed. The ratio of positives to swabs is 4%. The cases in Rome city are at 2,047.