Covid: 10,497 positive, 603 victims. The positivity rate drops to 4.1%

There are 10,497 tests (molecular and antigenic) positive for coronavirus recorded in the last 24 hours in Italy, according to data from the Ministry of Health.

The victims are 603. Yesterday the positives were 8,824 and 377 dead.

There are 254,070 tests for coronavirus (molecular and antigenic) carried out in Italy in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Ministry of Health.

Yesterday there were 158,674.

The positivity rate is 4.1%, down from 5.6% yesterday (-1.5%).

Intensive care patients in Italy have fallen by 57 in the last 24 hours, in the daily balance between entries and exits, according to data from the Ministry of Health.

There are 176 daily admissions to intensive care. In total, 2,487 people are now hospitalized in intensive care.

Patients in the medical area - ordinary wards - are down by 185 units compared to yesterday, bringing the total to 22,699.

 "At least three new variants of Covid are causing concern due to the speed at which they spread. If we don't act with determination now, we may not be able to contain the risk of a potentially tougher" third wave "of infections.

Thus the EU Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, presenting the measures adopted by the Community Executive.