Italy reports 41,500 coronavirus cases on Thursday, 185 deaths

Italy reported 41,500 COVID-19 related cases on Thursday, against 36,429 the day before, the health ministry said, while the number of deaths fell to 185 from 214. The total number of intensive care patients fell to 654 from a previous 681. Some 431,312 tests for COVID-19 were carried out in the past day, compared with a previous 415,288, the health ministry said.

Italy reported 41,500 COVID-19 related cases on Thursday, against 36,429 the day before, the health ministry said, while the number of deaths fell to 185 from 214. Italy has registered 155,399 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbreak emerged in February 2020, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the eighth highest in the world. The country has reported 12.91 million cases to date.

Patients in hospital with COVID-19 - not including those in intensive care - stood at 9,599 on Thursday, down from 9,954 a day earlier. There were 52 new admissions to intensive care units, up from 40 on Wednesday. The total number of intensive care patients fell to 654 from a previous 681.

Some 431,312 tests for COVID-19 were carried out in the past day, compared with a previous 415,288, the health ministry said.

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