There are 2,330 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours; 12230 in the last seven days, 500 less than in the previous seven days. The decline in infections in Piedmont continues, albeit at a slow pace. According to the daily monitoring of the epidemic trend, Piedmont is the region that has the lowest incidence of new positives per hundred thousand inhabitants, after Valle d’Aosta, at national level. On January 20 it reached 2259 positives per 100,000 inhabitants, today the incidence in Piedmont is 280.9, the lowest in Italy is the Valle d’Aosta at 222.8, the highest in Umbria at 750, with the average Italian at 448.8. The data from Agenas now also photograph a consolidated decline in the incidence of the virus. In the week between 14 and 20 February 441.08 people per 100 thousand were positive, between 21 and 27 they were 331.09, between 28 February and 6 March 257.7 (-15 percent).
These are the numbers by age group: in the 19-24 age group the incidence drops to 277.1, with a decrease of 0.6% compared to the previous week; between 25-44 years the incidence is 311.9 (-15.2%), between 45 and 59 years it is 248 (-13.6%). In the 60-69 age group the incidence is 200 (-2.8%), between the 70-79 years the incidence is instead of 165.1 (-22.2%), with the most consistent decline. Among the over 80s, the incidence is 207.9 (-10.4%).
The data concerning the youngest are also down: in children up to 2 years, the incidence is 229.7 (-25.8%), in those between 3 and 5 years it is 260 (-36.8%). Highest among primary school children, 6-10 years, where 357.9 children per 100 thousand (-37.8%), 373.2 (-31.3%) between 11 and 13 years and 361 are positive, 5 (-14.1%) for those aged between 14 and 18.