COVID: 18,938 new cases, more than 718 victims-English

(ANSA)-Rome, April 9-There have been 18,938 new COVID-19 cases in Italy in the last 24 hours, with an additional 718 virus victims, the Ministry of Health said Friday.

This will be compared to 17,221 new cases and more than 487 casualties on Thursday.

Approximately 362,973 tests were performed compared to Thursday’s 362,162.

The positive rate increased by 0.5% from 4.7% to 5.2%.

The number of cases in the intensive care unit decreased by 60, and the number of hospitalizations decreased by 705.

The number of cases since the start of the epidemic is currently 3,736,526 and the death toll is 113,579.

Currently positives are 536,361 (-7,969 on Thursday), 3,086,586 (+26,175) recovered and excreted, and 504,612 (-7,204) quarantined domestically. (ANSA).