Italy recorded 627 deaths from the coronavirus in the past day, the worst rate since January 5 (649), the Ministry of Health reported today, as the country tries to weather the pandemic by extending restrictions for the month of April.
The number of fatalities, which represents a strong rebound compared to the past few days, has risen to 112,374 deaths since the emergency began in Italy, in February 2020.
According to data from the John Institute, Italy is the sixth country in the world with the most recorded deaths, after the United States (556,561), Brazil (336,947), Mexico (204,985), India (166,177) and the United Kingdom (127,126). Hopkins.
In Italy, the regions with the most deaths from COVID-19 are Lombardy, the epicenter of the country’s crisis, with more than 31,000 deaths, followed by Emilia-Romagna (12,246), Veneto (10,837) and Piemonte (10,560), all in the north.
The number of new infections in the last 24 hours in Italy is 13,708, almost double that of yesterday, although many more diagnostic tests have been performed, 339,939, after the Easter weekend and the holiday last Monday.
Despite this, there are considerably fewer new infections than last week, often more than 20,000 per day.
In Italy, 3,700,393 people have been infected throughout the pandemic.
On the other hand, pressure in hospitals is diminishing and of the more than half a million people with SARS-CoV-2, the vast majority are isolated in their homes with hardly any complaints, while 23,999 are being admitted, 81 fewer than yesterday.
In Italy, a total of 3,593,223 people have already been immunized with the two doses of the Pfizer / BionTech vaccines, Moderna and AstraZeneca, mainly medical personnel and people over 80 years old.
To take advantage of the light peace of mind that the virus gives Italy, the government has decided to reopen schools from today until the first year of secondary education (12 years), also in the areas with the worst data, the so-called “red zones. “.
Italy will also maintain strict restrictions to curb the coronavirus until April 30, and no region will be classified as having a light or “yellow” risk, but all will be at medium or high alert levels, with restrictions such as bar closing.