Italy has recorded a smaller day-to-day increase in new coronavirus cases for the second straight day. Officials cautioned it was too soon to know if the worst is behind the country with the world’s second-biggest caseload.
Coffins are lined up on the floor in the Crematorium Temple of Piacenza, Northern Italy, saturated with corpses awaiting cremation due to the coronavirus emergency Monday, March 23, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems.
Data released by Italy’s Civil Protection agency on Monday showed 4,789 new cases, nearly 700 fewer than the day-to-day increase of 5,560 new cases reported Sunday. Italy has been anxious to see the day-to-day figures for new cases and deaths go down as its health system struggles under the weight of the world’s largest COVID-19 outbreak outside of China.Health authorities have said it will be a few more days before they will know if Italy is at the beginning of a positive trend.
’’We need more consecutive results to confirm the trend, to be more certain that we are in a favorable situation.,” Brusaferro said.
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