Data from Friday, December 24. New peak in infections: never so many infected since the beginning of the pandemic. Italy broke the record (yesterday there were 44.595 new cases).
Na Lombardia, Northern region of Italy, 16 thousand new cases were registered in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate rises to 5,4% with 929.775 tests carried out.
Thus, rises for at least 5.567.644 the number of people who have contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus (including those who have recovered and died) since the start of the pandemic. Deaths in the last 24 hours totaled 141 (yesterday there were 168), for a total of 136.386 victims since February 2020.
Higher incidence in pediatric age
The age groups with the highest weekly incidence rates per 100.000 inhabitants are pediatrics (393 in the 0 to 9 age group and 404 in the 10 to 19 age group).
The lowest incidence is found in age groups over 80 years (101 in the 80-89 age group and 116 in older individuals.
With information Courier e Republic
