Coronavirus in Italy. The number of deaths fell to a month low
The number of victims of the epidemic of coronavirus in Italy rose to 23 660, reported on the website of the Ministry of health of the country.
In the last 24 hours died 433 people. This is the minimum number of deaths since April 12 (when were 431 fatal outcome), which corresponds to the level of daily losses on 19-21 March.
As of April 19, from coronavirus infection was cured 47 555 people. Thus, a day was discharged from hospital 2628 people (this is an absolute record since the beginning of the epidemic).
The total number of confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus in Italy has reached 178 972 (including recovered and dead). Of the 108 257 people who continue to hurt, 80 589 are treated at home (+558), 25 033 hospitalized with symptoms (+26), 2635 are in intensive care units (-98).
Flash coronavirus infection COVID-19 began in December 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan. March 11, the world health organization declared the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. According to data from the American Johns Hopkins University on April 19, total number of infected people in the world exceeded 2.36 million, of which 163 thousand died, more than 609 thousand recovered.