Sunday, March 29, 2020

Italy: 5,217 New Covid-19 Cases, 756 Deaths



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Three weeks after the imposition of a nationwide lockdown, the number of new COVID-19 cases has begun to level off in Italy, dropping today to just over 5,200 cases.  Deaths, which are always a lagging indicator, continue to run very high with 756 new fatalities announced over the past 24 hours.
To date Italy has confirmed 97,689 COVID-19 cases and 10,779 deaths. Both numbers, however, are likely to be significant undercounts. 
The preliminary CFR continues to rise, particularly in hard hit Lombardy, where today it broke 15.5% for the first time. Across the whole of Italy, the death rate among known cases is just over 11%. 
Both numbers are far higher than anything we've seen elsewhere in the world.
The reasons behind Italy's extraordinary CFR aren't clear, although an older population with a high incidence of comorbidities, a serious undercounting of mild and moderate cases, multi-generation families living under one roof, and an overwhelmed healthcare system have all been mentioned as contributing factors.

Hopefully we are starting to see the benefits of strict social distancing beginning to take place in Italy.
 
Covid-19 - Situation in Italy

The situation in Italy: 29 March 2020, 18.00
            CURRENTLY POSITIVE    73880
            DECEASED                         10779
            HEALED                              13030 

Press conference at 6 pm on March 29th
            97689 total cases, currently positive people are 73,880, 10779 died and 13,030 recovered.
Among the 73,880 positives:
  • 42.558 are in home isolation
  • 27386 hospitalized with symptoms
  • 3906 in intensive care
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