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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.
CURRENTLY POSITIVE 73880
Covid-19 - Situation in Italy
The situation in Italy: 29 March 2020, 18.00
DECEASED 10779
HEALED 13030
97689 total cases, currently positive people are 73,880, 10779 died and 13,030 recovered.
Press conference at 6 pm on March 29th
Among the 73,880 positives:Read the tables
- 42.558 are in home isolation
- 27386 hospitalized with symptoms
- 3906 in intensive care
Consult the map
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