Italy maintains downward trend in active Covid-19 cases

Rome, Feb 12 : About one month after easing most restrictions on people’s movements, Italy maintained a downward trend in active coronavirus infections, the latest official data showed.
Yet, one of the most relevant anti-Covid-19 rules still in place — a ban on travelling between the country’s regions, except for essential work, health, or emergency reasons — was expected to be extended beyond the current mid-February deadline, according to authorities, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Overall, Italy counted more than 2.6 million coronavirus cases as of Thursday, with a daily increase of 15,146 against the previous day, the Health Ministry stated.
Active infections dropped by 5,092 to 405,019 cases in total, confirming a decreasing trend that has continued almost uninterrupted since January 11.
The vast majority (383,951) of those actively infected are currently isolated at home, asymptomatic or with mild symptoms, while 2,126 patients are in intensive care, data showed.
Another 391 new deaths were also registered on Thursday, bringing the country’s death toll to 92,729. Recoveries grew daily by 19,838 cases, pushing to 2,185,655 the number of people who have recovered from the disease since the pandemic broke out here in late February, 2020.