(ANSA) - Rome, April 8 - The Civil Protection Department said
Wednesday that 26,491 people have recovered from the coronavirus
in Italy, 2,099 more than Tuesday for the biggest daily rise
since the start of the emergency.
Tuesday's rise in recoveries was 1,555.
Coronavirus Emergency Commissioner and Civil Protection Chief
Angelo Borrelli added that "the recovered in the last 10 days
are equal to 50 per cent of the total since the start of the
epidemic".
He said 17,669 people have died with the coronavirus in
Italy, 542 more than Tuesday.
Tuesday's rise was 604.
Borrelli said 95,262 people are currently infected with
COVID-19 here, 1,195 more than Tuesday.
That was up from Tuesday's daily rise of 880 after two days
of significant falls.
The data confirms the impression that, after month of
stringent lockdown measures, the spread of the deadly virus is
slowing.
But Borrelli warned that "we must keep our guard high and
implement all the behavior advised by the experts to avoid the
spread of the virus".
Coronavirus: Record 2,099 recover
Deaths up 542, number of people infected rises by 1195