The latest report released by the Ministry of Health also shows that 45 people died as a result of this disease during this period, an increase of 25.0 percent compared to the 36 deaths in the previous seven days.
On the other hand, according to this source, 150,853 tests for the detection of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 were carried out in this phase, a slightly lower number than between July 7 and 13, and the positivity rate increased slightly by 0.1 percent to 2.3 percentage points.
Hospital admissions for Covid-19 remain stable both in general wards and in critical cases, where the number of infected admissions is now very limited.
This week, the balance in general care rooms was actually one patient compared to the previous week, while only three beds in intensive care rooms were occupied by patients with the disease, the report said.
According to the latest update of vaccination against Covid-19 in Italy, as of July 21, 145 million 119,000 37 doses of the drug have been administered in this country and 48 million 727,000 553 people have completed the vaccination cycle with it, which corresponds to 90.25 percent of the population over 12 years old.
The second booster dose has already been given to 6,727,739 people, 16.88 percent of the population who may be affected, after the vaccination cycle was completed at least four months ago.
On the other hand, 1,411,173 children between the ages of five and eleven received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to the Health Ministry report, which reiterates the importance of vaccination to maintain the current downward trend in SARS-CoV-2 infections in Italy.
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