Italy registers reduction in fatalities and people in intensive care
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There are 88,274 positive cases of coronavirus (+2,886 compared to yesterday). This was stated by the head of Civil Protection Angelo Borrelli, explaining that hospitalizations in intensive care decreased by 74.
The number of deceased persons also dropped: 681 new deaths (a total of 15,362).
In Lombardy from Sunday “when you go out you have to use a protection on the mouth and nose”, announced Fontana. The latest situation were described as being “Good numbers but the critical phase has not been overcome”.
“Today for the first time we have a very important figure. The number of ICU patients decreases by 74 and it is important news because it allows our hospitals to breathe. It is the first negative value since we started the emergency management” . The head of the Civil Protection, Angelo Borrelli said this at a press conference.
“If we look at the numbers, from March 27 to today in 9 days there has been more than 120 accesses in intensive care units to a negative balance of 74 patients, who are no longer in intensive care units today compared to yesterday’s number. it has decreased from 970 to 680 today. But we have not passed the critical phase. The danger has not escaped, we have not escaped anything “. Franco Locatelli, president of the Superior Council of Health (Css) said in a press conference.
“An authoritative study has in fact defined at least in excess of 30 thousand the number of lives that have been saved or the deaths avoided through these containment measures,” said Locatelli.
