(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 20 - The surge in infections for Covid continues. There are 845 new cases registered in the last 24 hours: 203 more than the 642 of the previous day. Six of the 7 deaths registered on Wednesday for a total of 35,418 deaths. Tampons are also growing: 77 thousand, about 6 thousand more than yesterday. In Veneto (+159), Lombardy (+154) and Lazio (+115) the greatest increases in infected people. These are the figures from the Ministry of Health.
Today's figure for new people infected by Covid (845) is the highest since last May 16, when 875 were recorded. last May. The total cases thus rose to 256,118, amounting to 35,418.
883 people were hospitalized in the last 24 hours, that is only 17 more than the previous day. The increase is also slight for intensive care, 68 (+2) in all, while patients in home isolation increased by 635 units (now there are 15,063). But the number on the increase of the remittances and of the healed, which grew by only 180 units in one day, decreases, reaching the total of 204,686. The current deposits are 16,014 (+654). (HANDLE).
Contagion continues to surge: +845. Ever since lockdown
2020-08-20T16:13:32.578Z
The surge in infections for Covid continues. There are 845 new cases registered in the last 24 hours: 203 more than the 642 of the previous day. Six deaths compared to 7 recorded Wednesday for a total of 35,418 deaths. (HANDLE)