Associated Press
Deaths and new infections in Italy continued to plateau Thursday, showing no significant easing nearly a month after a peak.
The number of deaths of people infected with the coronavirus in Italy grew by 525 in the last 24 hours to 22,170, the smallest increase in four days. At the same time, new cases grew by 3,786 cases to 168,941, the largest jump in four days.
Pressure on hospitals eased with 750 fewer beds occupied, including 143 fewer in intensive care units — with ICU beds dropping below 3,000 for the first time since March 21.
Virologist Andrea Crisanti, who is leading the Veneto region’s efforts to contain the virus, said Thursday that it will be another couple of weeks of strict measures before deaths and infections are expected to drop off significantly.
“We are still seeing the results of what happened four or five weeks ago” in terms of virus circulation, he told foreign journalists.
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Republished with permission of The Associated Press.
