(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 01 - Infections for Covid in Italy are decreasing, they are 29,907 (yesterday 31,758), according to the bulletin of the Ministry of Health, but compared to over 30,000 tampons in less (183,457 against 215,886 yesterday);
the increase in victims is 208 in 24 hours, also decreasing (yesterday 297).
In the country, the 700,000 cases identified since the beginning of the epidemic have been exceeded: they are now 709,335, including the healed and victims.
The latter reached 38,826.
ICU patients increased by 96 units in 24 hours, bringing the total number of people in intensive care to 1,939.
The new hospitalized in ordinary wards are 936, for a total number of 18,902.
Both figures are substantially stable compared to yesterday.
On the other hand, a new maximum for the positive-swab ratio: in the last 24 hours the percentage reached 16.3%.
The previous record was recorded yesterday at 14.7%.
Among the regions with the highest number of newly identified coronavirus infections, Lombardy always dominates with 8,607, then Campania 3,860, Tuscany 2,379, Lazio 2,351, Veneto 2,300, Piedmont 2,024, Emilia Romagna 1,758.
Sicily follows, reaching 1,095 cases in 24 hours.
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