Covid in Italy, today’s July 20 bulletin: 86,067 new cases and 157 deaths

I’m 86,067 new cases of Covid in Italy (yesterday there were 120,683, here the bulletin). It goes up like this at least 20,385,814 the number of people who have contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus (including recovered and died) since the outbreak began. THE deaths today I am 157 (yesterday 176), for a total of 170,370 victims from February 2020.

People recovered or discharged they are altogether 18.756.068 And 80.209 those that have become negative in the last 24 hours (yesterday 122,381). The positive current – the subjects who have the virus – turn out to be in everything 1,459,376equal to +6.435 compared to yesterday (-1.454 the day before).

The swabs and the scenario

THE total swabs (molecular and antigenic) processed are 380.121, or 139,163 less than yesterday when there were 519,284. The 22.6% positivity rate (the approximation of 22.64%); yesterday it was 23.2%.

Exceeded yesterday the weekly peak (lower than the previous one at 142 thousand cases, dated 12 July), the swinging curve moves down, as usual. This confirms the slowdown in the growth of infections. We have probably reached the peak phase, explains toAdnkronos Health the virologist Fabrizio Pregliasco. In the last week we have registered a -7.5% of cases, but we have learned the trend by now with regard to deaths. The number of deaths is always the last to drop and therefore an increase in deaths will still have to be expected. It will take 2 or 3 weeks before we see a real drop in victims, Pregliasco points out.

Lombardy to have the largest number of newly infected (+11,218 cases). Followed by Veneto (+9.234 cases) and Campania (+9.112 cases).

At the European level, according to a WHO report, a new increase in infections, hospitalizations and deaths is expected in autumn and winter. For this reason – explains the document – it is necessary to immediately implement measures to reduce the risks associated with Covid (measures indicated in the same report). Waiting for autumn to put them into practice will be too late, commented WHO Europe director Hans Kluge.

The health system

The beds occupied in ordinary Covid wards I am +62 (yesterday +127), for a total of 11,037 hospitalized. The beds occupied in intensive care I am -3 (yesterday -4) – this is the balance between people who entered and left in a day – for a total of 410 seriously ill, with 42 admissions to resuscitation (yesterday 50).

The cases region by region

The data provided below, broken down by region, concerns the number of new cases registered in the last 24 hours. Here the table with the overall data provided by the Ministry of Health.

Lombardy: +11.218 cases (yesterday +18.180)
Campania: +9.112 cases (yesterday +14.585)
Veneto: +9.234 cases (yesterday +12.477)
Lazio: +7.152 cases (yesterday +10.219)
Emilia Romagna: +7.503 cases (yesterday +5.379)
Sicily: +6.236 cases (yesterday +8.676)
Puglia: +6.205 cases (yesterday +9.857)
Piedmont: +4.987 cases (yesterday +7.257)
Tuscany: +4.259 cases (yesterday +6.448)
Marche: +2.520 cases (yesterday +3.723)
Liguria: +2.189 cases (yesterday +3.227)
Abruzzo: +2.591 cases (yesterday +3.788)
Calabria: +3.086 cases (yesterday +4.205)
Friuli Venezia Giulia: +2,292 cases (yesterday +2,837)
Sardinia: +2.659 cases (yesterday +3.166)
Umbria: +1.690 cases (yesterday +2.065)
PA Bolzano: +861 cases (yesterday +1.488)
PA Trento: +830 cases (yesterday +1.133)
Basilicata: +813 cases (yesterday +1.320)
Molise: +425 cases (yesterday +375)
Valle d’Aosta: +205 cases (yesterday +278)

Here all the bulletins of 2022, here those of 2021 and here those of 2020.