(ANSA) - ROME, NOVEMBER 03 - There are 5,188 Covid test positives identified in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Health Minister, yesterday there were 2,834. On the other hand, there are 63 victims in one day (yesterday 41). Tests are back to record levels: 717,311 molecular and antigenic swabs for coronaviruses carried out in the last 24 hours in Italy. Yesterday there were 238,354. The positivity rate is 0.7%, down from 1.2% yesterday. Although the figure is also affected by an update by Veneto and Sicily. There are 381 patients in intensive care in Italy, 4 fewer than yesterday in the balance between entries and exits. Daily admissions are 31 (yesterday 34). The hospitalized with symptoms in the ordinary wards are 3,029, or 37 more than yesterday.
The currently positive for Covid in Italy are 85,287, 840 more in the last 24 hours.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been 4,782,802 cases, 132,224 deaths.
The discharged and healed are instead 4,565,291, with an increase of 4,285 compared to yesterday.
With regard to the bulletin, the Autonomous Province of Bolzano announces that 8 cases reported today are related to swabs reported on Monday.
The Puglia Region instead announces that 7 of the 8 deaths reported today refer to events that occurred between August and October 2021.
The Region of Sicily also announces that the deaths reported today also occurred in previous days.
Finally, the Veneto Region announces that the number of confirmed cases communicated today also includes cases relating to the last three days.
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