Italy
Italy has registered 1,229 new cases of covid-19 in the past 24 hours, up from 1,008 on Monday, according to data from the Ministry of Health.
In the Italian country, more than 80,000 tests were carried out, 35,000 more than on Monday, which may explain the detection of more infected people, according to the authorities.
On the last day, nine deaths were also recorded, five less than the previous day.
With the new data, the total number of cases in the country since the start of the pandemic emergency, on February 21, is 289,990 contagions and 35,633 deaths.
The number of patients in Intensive Care Units continues to increase, exceeding 200, and inpatients with symptoms across the country reach 2,222, while more than 37,000 infected people are isolated at home.
The region of Lombardy, the most affected by the pandemic, especially in the first wave, was the one that registered more infections with 176, followed by Liguria, with 141, and Lazio, whose capital is Rome, with 139.
UK
The UK has recorded 3,105 infections and 27 deaths from covid-19 in the past 24 hours, the British Ministry of Health reported, reflecting a worsening situation in the country, which is putting pressure on the testing system.
As of Monday, 2,621 new cases and nine deaths had been reported.
The cumulative total since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic in the UK today rose to 374,228 confirmed cases of contagion and to 41,664 deaths within 28 days after a positive test.
British Health Minister Matt Hancock admitted today in parliament that “the pandemic is growing: there are signs that the number of cases in nursing homes and hospitalizations is increasing again”.
The minister stated that the testing system has a “crucial role” in fighting coronavirus and that the authorities are working on increasing daily capacity, currently around 375,000 tests, but of which only 227,000 have been processed by Monday. market.
However, Hancock acknowledged the existence of “operational challenges”, which are limiting the number of tests available in locations in need, which results in people being referred to test centers hundreds of kilometers away.
Due to the increase in people “who are not eligible”, the Government said that priority will be given to patients with symptoms and the need for medical assistance, followed by residents and caregivers in nursing homes.
The NHS Providers, which represents British public hospitals, today revealed that many health professionals are in isolation for lack of testing, but the minister said it would take “a series of weeks” to resolve the problem.
Last week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his intention to “increase the system’s capacity for millions of tests per day” in the near future, to allow people to go to the theater for sporting events, but several experts expressed reservations about viability.
On Monday new restrictions came into force at national level, limiting the number of gatherings to six people in indoor and outdoor spaces.
Spain
Spain today accounted for 9,437 new cases of covid-19, bringing the total number of infected so far to 603,167, according to figures released by the Spanish Ministry of Health.
On the other hand, the country has registered 156 more deaths from the disease in the last 24 hours, increasing the total number of deaths to 30,004.
Madrid remains the autonomous community with the highest number of infections, registering 3,595 more than the number notified on Monday.
1,229 people were admitted to hospitals with the disease in the last 24 hours, of which 380 in Madrid, 176 in Andalusia and 105 in Catalonia.
1,035 people were discharged from the hospital with the new coronavirus, and 9,752 people were still hospitalized across the country, 1,273 of whom were in intensive care units.
The covid-19 pandemic has already caused more than 929,000 deaths worldwide since December last year, including 1,875 in Portugal.
In Europe, the highest number of fatalities is registered in the United Kingdom (41,664 dead, more than 374 thousand cases), followed by Italy (35,633 dead, almost 290 thousand cases), France (30,950 dead, more than 387 thousand cases) ) and Spain (30,004 dead, more than 600 thousand cases).
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