8th in the world in total infected! Ministry of Health: 70,000 more confirmed cases and 143 deaths on the 23rd

The Italian health department said that on the 23rd of this month, there were 70,520 new confirmed cases and 143 deaths. The picture shows women taking off their masks outside the Colosseum. (File photo, Reuters)

 [Comprehensive Report] Italy previously announced that starting from May, it is no longer necessary to wear masks indoors to prevent Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19). However, the current number of confirmed cases in Italy in a single day still remains At about 70,000 cases, 143 new deaths were added in one day on the 23rd.

According to a Reuters report, the Italian health department said that a total of 70,520 new cases were confirmed on the 23rd of this month, a slight decrease of 2,692 cases compared with the 73,212 cases reported on the 22nd; as for the single-day death toll part , also dropped from 202 cases on the 22nd to 143 cases.

According to reports, since the outbreak of the epidemic in February 2020, Italy has reported 162,609 deaths related to Wuhan pneumonia, which is the second highest country in Europe after the United Kingdom and the eighth highest in the world. The total number of confirmed cases has also reached 16.1 million.

The report pointed out that as of the 23rd, among the statistics of patients not included in the intensive care unit, there were 9,914 patients hospitalized due to Wuhan pneumonia, slightly lower than the 10,076 cases on the 22nd; and there are currently 409 patients in the intensive care unit. The number of patients is 2 fewer than the previous 411.