There are 14,078 new cases of Covid in Italy in the last 24 hours, for a total of 2,422,728 since the beginning of the emergency.
The increase in victims, on the other hand, is 521, which brings the total number to 84,202.
There are 267,567 tests for coronavirus (molecular and antigenic) carried out in Italy in the last 24 hours.
Yesterday, according to data from the Ministry of Health, there were 279,762.
The positivity rate is 5.2%, up from 4.9%.
According to the bulletin of the Ministry of Health there are 516,568 positives in Italy, a decrease of 6,985 compared to Wednesday while the healed and discharged since the beginning of the pandemic are 1,827,451, with an increase of 20,519
2,418 patients are hospitalized in intensive care, down 43 in the balance between entries and exits.
Daily admissions, according to data from the Ministry of Health, are 155. In the ordinary wards, 22,045 patients are hospitalized, down by 424 units compared to Wednesday.
Ecdc, more stringent measures against variants are needed
- The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (Ecdc) has urged member states to prepare more stringent measures and to speed up with vaccinations for risks related to the more infectious variants of the coronavirus .
"The key message is to prepare for a rapid increase in rigor in response measures in the coming weeks to safeguard health capacity and to speed up vaccination campaigns," the Sweden-based EU agency said in a new report.