18,020 new cases of Covid have been identified in Italy in the last 24 hours, for a total of 2,220,361 since the beginning of the emergency.
The increase in victims is instead of 414 which bring the total to over 77 thousand (77,291).
Were
121,275 swabs made
in the last 24 hours in Italy, according to data from the Ministry of Health, more than 55 thousand less than the day before when they were 178,596.
The positivity rate goes back to 14.8%, three and a half points higher than Wednesday when it was 11.3%.
Covid admissions are back on the rise, both in intensive care and in ordinary wards
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According to data from the Ministry of Health, 2,587 patients are hospitalized in intensive care, 16 more than Wednesday between entries and exits.
Daily admissions are 156. In the ordinary wards of hospitals, there are 23,291 patients, 117 more in the last 24 hours.
The currently positive are 571,055, compared to Wednesday 2,343 more, while the healed and discharged in one day are 15,659 for a total of 1,572,015 since the beginning of the emergency.
Nine regions with intensive care over the alert threshold
- After the progress of the past few weeks, the number of regions that exceeds the alert threshold for places occupied by Covid patients in intensive care is increasing again: the national average is in fact at 30%, but 9 regions exceed this threshold, or 3 more in a week.
The number of regions that exceed the alert threshold of 40% of places in hospital wards is also growing: in this case there are 9, one more than a week ago.
This is shown by the data of the National Agency for Regional Health Services (Agenas) for January 6.
According to the decree of the Minister of Health of 30 April 2020, the alert threshold of intensive care places occupied by Covid patients has been established to be 30%.
At the national level, according to the latest data, the percentage is exactly on this figure.
But there are 9 regions in which it is exceeded: Emilia Romagna (31%), Friuli Venezia Giulia (35%), Lazio (32%), Lombardy (38%), Piedmont (31%), Autonomous Province of Bolzano (35%) ), Autonomous Province of Trento (50%), Puglia (33%) and Veneto (37%).
As regards the places occupied in the 'non-critical' area, ie in the medical, pulmonology and infectious diseases departments, the limit threshold has been identified at 40%.
At national level, we are still around 36%, but there are also 9 here, one more than a week ago, the regions beyond the threshold: Emilia Romagna (44%), Friuli Venezia Giulia (51%), Lazio (44% ), Liguria (41%), Marche (44%), Piedmont (48%), Autonomous Province of Bolzano (44%), Autonomous Province of Trento (59%) and Veneto (44%).
