There are 19,886 positive tests for coronavirus recorded in Italy in the last 24 hours
, according to data from the Ministry of Health.
Yesterday the positives were 16,424.
The victims are instead 308, while yesterday they were 318
The Ministry of Health has corrected the data on the tests for coronavirus carried out in the last 24 hours in Italy: they are 353.704 and not 443.704 as initially appeared in the online table, so just 13 thousand more than yesterday.
The positivity rate therefore rises to 5.6% (+ 0.8% compared to yesterday).
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In Italy it has been estimated that the so-called English variant of the Sars-CoV-2 virus has a 37% higher transmissibility than non-variant strains,
with a great statistical uncertainty" between 18% and peaks of 60%.
The Higher Institute of Health (ISS) writes this in an update of the Faq on variants on its website.
"The estimate - it reads - was obtained from a study by Iss, Ministry of Health, Bruno Kessler Foundation, Regions / Autonomous Provinces. These values are in line with those reported in other countries, even if slightly lower." estimate leads to consider the opportunity of more stringent control measures that can range from the containment of nascent outbreaks to mitigation ", we read. The Faq also describes the method used to calculate transmissibility.
" The estimate of the relative transmissibility of the Gb mutant was carried out using a mathematical model
based on the data of two 'flash surveys' conducted in recent weeks on the prevalence of the English variant - continues the text - together with those of hospitalizations in 10 regions.
The estimates were made using different mathematical methods that gave consistent results between them ".