Coronavirus in Italy: infections, deaths and all the news on the situation

The spread of coronavirus in Italy has not yet taken the descent that is hoped for, both to see the number of cursed victims, hospitalized and infected people decrease and to see a light and start thinking about life after, the so-called phase 2. But the data still should not be decided in that direction. The new Civil Protection bulletin speaks of an increase in the number of sick (i.e. currently positive people) equal to 1941 units (less than in the past few days, yesterday there were 2972) but also in the face of a lower number of swabs performed . Those made today were only 30,271, less than the last few days in which there were also ten thousand more. Intensive care patients are still falling : today there are 3898, or 79 less than yesterday. While the number of inpatients with symptoms remained practically stable 28976 people (27 more than yesterday). The number of victims also remains high, returning to rise compared to yesterday's braking . In the last twenty-four hours 636 people have died (yesterday there were 525 victims) , reaching a total of 16,523 deaths. Even the healed remain on the same levels and reach 22,837, for an increase in 10 hours of 1022 units. The total number of people who have contracted the virus since the beginning of the epidemic is 132,547 (3599 new infections detected in the last 24 hours, 4316 yesterday). The ratio between swabs made and identified cases is however stable of 1 patient for every 8.4 swabs made, 11.8% .

From the Civil Protection data it emerges that there are 28,469 patients in Lombardy (345 more than yesterday), 13,051 in Emilia-Romagna (+214), 9,722 in Veneto (+313), 10,545 in Piedmont (+368), 3,706 in Marche (+128), 5,301 in Tuscany (+116), 3,117 in Liguria (+24), 3,300 in Lazio (+114), 2,698 in Campania (+77), 1,396 in Friuli Venezia Giulia (+33), 1,838 in Trentino (+43), 1,260 in the province of Bolzano (+34), 2,115 in Puglia (+93), 1,815 in Sicily (+41), 1,425 in Abruzzo (+5), 872 in Umbria (-26), 567 in Valle d'Aosta (-9), 819 in Sardinia (+4), 722 in Calabria (+16), 187 in Molise (+0), 262 in Basilicata (+8). As for the victims , there are 9,202 in Lombardy (+297), 2,108 in Emilia-Romagna (+57), 662 in Veneto (+31), 1,251 in Piedmont (+83), 612 in the Marche (+13), 350 in Tuscany (+25), 595 in Liguria (+39), 204 in Campania (+15), 229 in Lazio (+10), 158 in Friuli Venezia Giulia (+4), 195 in Puglia (+13), 164 in the province of Bolzano (+6), 123 in Sicily (+7), 169 in Abruzzo (+11), 44 in Umbria (+1), 96 in Valle d'Aosta (+5), 230 in Trentino (+13 ), 58 in Calabria (+2), 47 in Sardinia (+4), 13 in Molise (+0), 13 in Basilicata (+0).

In Lombardy in the last 24 hours there were other 1,089 cases of people tested positive for coronavirus. Since the beginning of the emergency, the positive cases have thus reached 51.534. This was announced by the councilor for Welfare of Lombardy, Giulio Gallera. Yesterday's positive increase had been +1,337 compared to the previous day. There have been 297 deaths due to coronavirus in Lombardy in the last 24 hours. The deaths since the beginning of the emergency are with this latest update 9.202. Lombardy's councilor for welfare, Giulio Gallera, made it known. Yesterday, the increase in deaths from the previous day had been 249.

The distribution of the first tranche of 620 thousand FFP2 masks to the doctors' orders has started. This was announced by the president of the National Federation of Medical Orders Filippo Anelli, who speaks of "an act of great attention by the minister Roberto Speranza". It is the first tranche of the million pieces that the Civil Protection has assigned to the territorial medical orders.

In 43% of the pharmacies contacted in eight Italian cities, masks are not available. Even in Milan, where the Lombardy Region has imposed its use, almost one in two pharmacies does not have one. This is what emerges from a survey conducted by Altroconsumo, which also revealed an average price: 2 euros on average for a surgical mask, with differences of up to 1,200%. The search was carried out on 122 pharmacies and parapharmacies contacted in early April in Bari, Bologna, Florence, Milan, Naples, Padua, Palermo and Rome.

There are a total of 185 Covid-19 positive patients. Of these, 19 patients need respiratory support. Further resignations of asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic patients are expected during the day. This morning 209 patients have been discharged and transferred to home or to other local structures. This is what is learned from the bulletin of the Spallanzani Institute's Health Department. The inversion of the ratio between hospitalized Covid-19 positives / discharged patients continues, even more numerous today.

There are 37 prisoners who are currently infected with Coronavirus, nine of which are hospitalized while 8 have already been cured. On the other hand, there are 158 positive swabs among the nearly 38 thousand prison officers, of whom sixteen hospitalized, all released from service. On the other hand, there are five people infected among the staff of the Penitentiary Administration belonging to the central functions sector. The Dap makes it known.

Two hypotheses for the maturity and as many for the third-third grade exams, depending on whether you return to class on May 18th or do not return until September. If you return to school by May 18, there will be a national test of Italian for the high school diploma and the second test will be prepared by the internal commission. If, on the other hand, you do not go back to school there will be a single oral exam, also online. In the event that you will not return to the classroom by May 18, no middle school exam and only the assessment of prof. Finally all promoted to the following year.

Agreement with the post office, the carabinieri bring the pension to the elderly

"23,000 pensioners aged 75 and over will be able to request, by delegating the Carabinieri to retire, the delivery of the pension at home for the duration of the emergency from Covid-19, thus avoiding having to go to post offices". It is foreseen by an agreement between the Post Office and the Arma dei Carabinieri, the company and the Arma explain with a note, for "all citizens aged 75 and over who receive social security benefits at post offices, which they normally collect their pension in cash. "

The Director General of the Italian Medicines Agency, Nicola Magrini , underwent a swab and tested positive for Coronavirus. Since yesterday, AIFA has announced that, as required by law, it is in isolation. Magrini, who was named this year and comes from the World Health Organization (WHO), is doing well and will continue to do his job remotely. All those who have been in close contact with him will be in home isolation until their status with respect to the Covid-19 virus is verified.

The figure was updated by the federation of medical orders (Fnomceo), which every day on its portal listed in mourning lists the colleagues who were victims of the virus. The last two victims are Adelina Alvino De Martino, a retired cardiologist, and the prison doctor Salvatore Ingiulla.

Flurry of complaints over the weekend for failure to comply with coronavirus containment measures. With 11 thousand yesterday, the number of people reported over the weekend rose to over 20 thousand. On Sunday 186,741 were checked: 11,022 were sanctioned for travel bans, 47 for false declarations and 25 for violation of the quarantine. There were 66,538 controlled businesses: 115 owners were sanctioned, and 24 were closed for business. On Saturday, about 9,500 had been reported; offenders increase, therefore. Overall, from the start date of the travel bans, on March 11, almost 188 thousand of the 5 million people controlled were reported for violations of the anti-infection bans: a figure that stands at 3.7%. The share of offenders registered yesterday was significantly higher: 5.9%. Sunny Sunday has obviously enticed more people than usual to go out without adequate motivation. There have been a total of 419 complaints of violation of the quarantine since the case was introduced. They risk jail for 1 to 4 years for attacking the health of other citizens.

The new positivity of coronavirus contagion in Puglia returns to rise above one hundred cases, today to be precise they are 127 out of a total of swabs reported equal to 1,979. The deaths recorded today, however, are 13: 6 in the province of Bari, 4 in the province of Foggia, 2 in the Bat, one in the province of Taranto. Overall, the victims in Puglia are 195. Today the largest number of cases have been detected in the province of Foggia, 41, followed by Bat, 39. Since the beginning of the emergency 22,059 tests have been carried out, the positive are 2,444, the people hospitalized 722, 134 recovered. The greatest number of infected are in the province of Bari, 807, followed by that of Foggia, 605. chronicle Coronavirus, the updated balance. Stable data (sick +2,972) but inpatients with symptoms drop for the first time

There are 154 new positive cases of Coronavirus registered in Tuscany twenty-four hours after the previous bulletin and 25 new deaths. The Region of Tuscany reports it by observing that the trend of new positive cases is down (yesterday there were 175) while the number of deaths has risen: 25, compared to 18 yesterday. The increase in hospitalizations (+5 compared to yesterday) and also those in intensive care (+3) was very limited. To date, therefore, 6,001 people have been infected since the beginning of the emergency, while 106 hitherto have been viral healings (the so-called "negativeized" ones, negative to the test repeated twice after 24 hours), 244 clinical healings (without more symptoms but not yet negative) and 350 total deaths: to date, with these data, recoveries (viral and clinical) and deceased patients are equivalent. Today there are 1,116 hospitalized (not in intensive care) and 279 in intensive care. 15,400 people are in house isolation throughout Tuscany.

The President of the Tuscany Region Enrico Rossi signed the ordinance which makes the use of the mask away from home mandatory as soon as the Municipalities have completed the distribution of 8 and a half million of these protection devices to citizens. "We have given a maximum time of 7 days for the distribution - explained the Tuscan governor in a video message - Of course we hope that all this can happen as soon as possible".

There are 17,556 cases of positivity to Coronavirus in Emilia-Romagna, 467 more than yesterday: an increase however contained, if compared to that of the past few days (between Saturday and Sunday, in fact, the increase had been 549 units). And 72,163 tests were carried out, 2,177 more. Deaths are also decreasing: 57 new ones - including 31 men and 26 women - but the day before had been 74. The total number thus rises to 2,108. In the meantime, healings continue to rise, reaching 2,397 (196 more than yesterday), 1,432 of which concern 'clinically healed' people, who have become asymptomatic after presenting clinical manifestations associated with the infection; 965 those declared healed in all respects because they tested negative in two consecutive tests.

"Today we record a figure of 151 cases of positivity, with the trend confirming a slowdown of 3.9%". At the same time, "12,684 came out of home surveillance and 10 died in the past 24 hours." So the Councilor for Health of the Lazio Region, Alessio D'Amato, at the end of today's videoconference of the regional task force for Covid-19 with the general managers of the Local Health Authorities and Hospital and University Hospital and Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù. data provided in the bulletin shows that the new cases registered in the capital in the last 24 hours are 39. chronicle There are 2,103 positive cases of Coronavirus in Friuli Venezia Giulia, an increase of 55 units compared to yesterday. There are 273 totally healed, while clinically healed (people with no more symptoms but not yet swab negative) are 276. There are 4 more deaths than yesterday's communication, which brings the total number of deaths from Covid to 158 -19. This was communicated by the deputy governor with responsibility for Health and Civil Protection, Riccardo Riccardi, from the operational headquarters of Palmanova, highlighting that the province most affected is that of Udine with 793 cases, followed by Trieste with 708 cases, Pordenone with 477 and Gorizia with 119, to which are added 6 people not resident in Friuli Venezia Giulia. The number of people who are currently in intensive care decreases to 46, while 189 patients are hospitalized in other wards and 1,161 people are in home isolation.

New surge in Piedmont of coronavirus positive deaths and infections. 93 victims reported this evening by the Regional Crisis Unit, bringing the total from the beginning of the emergency to 1,284. Positive people are instead 13,046, six hundred more than yesterday. In decrease, the healed, 72 compared to 92 yesterday, 440 inpatients, two less than yesterday.

The cases of positives at Sars-Covid in Veneto are 11,698 tonight, 110 more than the survey at the beginning of the day. This was announced by the bulletin of the Veneto Region. Intensive care patients drop by 316, 6 less. There are 16 deaths, since it brings the total number of deaths to 625. There are 1,577 patients in the non-critical area (25 fewer). There are currently 10,025 positive cases, 989 viral negative cases. A total of 684 died in hospital and non-hospital areas. The number of individuals in isolation is stationary, equal to 19,595. The resigned are 1,225.

The coronavirus positive people in Umbria are still decreasing. There are 1,253 cases (+14 compared to yesterday, +29 in the previous 24 hours). There are 84 recovered (+28) and 253 clinically recovered (+11). 44 died (+1 compared to yesterday). Currently they are hospitalized in 205 (+1) and 46 (+1) in intensive care. The people in home isolation are 4,482 (-94) and 5,959 (+296) those who have left. Overall, by 8 April 5, 12,573 swabs (+215) were performed.

A total of 263 people are infected with coronaviruses in Basilicata: it is the result - according to the regional task force - of the examination of the last 130 swabs, with 121 negative and nine positive results. The new positives are in Matera (five), Montescaglioso, Moliterno, Paterno and San Giorgio Lucano (one each). Up to now 3,061 swabs have been made in Basilicata. The deaths from the epidemic are 13, while the people recovered are 12. The patients hospitalized in the hospitals of Potenza and Matera are 64, the same figure as yesterday.

15 coronavirus deaths were recorded in Campania yesterday. The total number of people who died in Campania since the beginning of the emergency is 204. The figure is updated at 11.59 pm yesterday. 156 people recovered (+6 compared to the previous day), of which 77 (+6) totally and 79 clinically. The Crisis Unit of the Campania Region communicates the distribution by province of the 3,058 cases registered in Campania since the beginning of the emergency: in the metropolitan city of Naples 1,568, of which 679 in Naples city and 889 in the remaining municipalities of the province; in the province of Salerno 462; in the province of Avellino 373; in the province of Caserta 308; 108 in the province of Benevento. 239 cases are undergoing verification by the local health authorities.

There are 22 coronaviruses infected in calabria today, compared to yesterday the number rose to 817. The swabs carried out today were 596, the percentage incidence of positives was 3.69%. The presidency of the region reports. Since the beginning of the checks, the swabs carried out by the regional reference laboratories are 12,133, of which 11,316 were negative overall. Healings are 37. Deaths across the region rise to 58, the province of Catanzaro with 21 cases being most affected, followed by Cosentino with 17, Reggio Calabria 11, Crotone 5, Vibo Valentia 4.

The death toll from the Covid-19 coronavirus in Valle d'Aosta rises to 95. These are 52 men and 43 women between 45 and 100 years old. This is what we read in the bulletin of the Crisis Unit. Yesterday there were 90 deaths. 805 were infected, including 117 hospitalized in the Parini hospital in Aosta (20 in intensive care) while the rest are in home isolation. 36 people have recovered. Finally, 2,746 people for whom the mayors have prepared an order for "precautionary home isolation", under medical surveillance.

In Sicily 1815 people are currently positive for coronavirus, 41 more than yesterday, while 108 patients have already recovered. This is the summary of the situation on the island, updated to date, on the Coronavirus emergency. Since the beginning of the checks, 23,464 swabs were carried out (+1,560 compared to yesterday). Of these, 2,046 (+52) were positive, while 1,815 people (+41) are still infected, 108 have recovered (+4) and 123 died (+7). Of the current 1,815 positives, 637 patients (+5) are hospitalized - including 74 in intensive care (-2) - while 1,178 (+36) are in home isolation.

Covid-19 cases found in Sardinia have risen to 922, where 47 people have died since the beginning of the emergency. The latest update of the National Civil Protection reports that 7,521 tampons have so far been carried out on the island. Of the current 819 infected, 123 are hospitalized, 26 in intensive care, while the other 670 are in home isolation. People discharged from hospitals or recovered rose to 56.

In the Marche, three more hospitalizations (1,141 in total), 9 patients discharged, fewer people assisted in intensive care (140 compared to 151 the previous day), but more in the semi-intensive areas (from 279 to 286), in the wards non-infectious (522, +1) and in post-critical hospital stays (passed from 187 to 193). The afternoon update released by Gores offers a picture of substantial stability of the contagion in the last 24 hours, where the number of people infected in home isolation has risen to 2,565 (+125) and to 7,148 cases of voluntary isolation at home (+94), among the which 2,522 symptomatic (+130); 956 healthcare workers are also in voluntary quarantine, another 30 more in the last 24 hours.

The number of coronavirus positive people in Liguria totaled 3772, 41 more than yesterday. But the alarming figure is the number of deaths recorded in 24 hours: they are 39. Since the beginning of the emergency, the number of deaths reaches 595 in the region. There are 1303 people in hospital, 12 more than yesterday, while the number of those hospitalized in intensive care continues to drop: 162, or 3 less than yesterday. These are the data provided by the Liguria Region.

However, if you look at the Worldometer site, the number of new cases is either plateauing or dropping with the odd small daily increase. The same thing is also taking place with the death numbers. Both new cases and deaths peaked in mid to late March, but now feature these sorts of trends.

This is how each US state, then city/county should list their coronavirus statistics. I had to cancel a radiation treatment because I cannot find out where in a relatively mid-sized US county, where the casualties, esp. deaths, have occurred.

I was going to a hospital for the treatment but my friend said that it had been jammed with people (lots of illegals) last week. This would be a logical place for those with the virus to spread it to the whole hospital.

Never let Democrats run any thing, even a cesspool cleaning truck.

23 Mar: UK Telegraph: Why have so many coronavirus patients died in Italy?
The country’s high death toll is due to an ageing population, overstretched health system and the way fatalities are reported
By Sarah Newey
But Prof Ricciardi added that Italy’s death rate may also appear high because of how doctors record fatalities.
“The way in which we code deaths in our country is very generous in the sense that all the people who die in hospitals with the coronavirus are deemed to be dying of the coronavirus.

“On re-evaluation by the National Institute of Health, ***only 12 per cent of death certificates have shown a direct causality from coronavirus, while 88 per cent of patients who have died have at least one pre-morbidity - many had two or three,” he says...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/have-many-coronavirus-patients-died-italy/

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