Even while the coronavirus-related death toll in Italy rose overnight to 15,362, Italian authorities are reporting the first drop in ICU bed use since the outbreak began.
Per the Associated Press, civil protection chief Angelo Borrelli said the dip in ICU saturation was “important news because it allows our hospitals to breathe.”
Italy has been particularly hard-hit by the outbreak.
According to the Washington Post, on March 21, it experienced its highest daily increase with 6,557 new infections. Hospitals in the northern part of the country were completely overwhelmed, and critical medical supplies in short supply.
Per Reuters, the new figures are giving the beleaguered Italians hope that the nation-wide lockdown, begun in mid-March, is starting to slow the virus’ spread. The number of people in intensive care dipped from 4,068 to 3,994.
I suspect we’re only about three months away from such a milestone … if we’re really lucky.
Yeah. We’re a well-oiled machine. This is some six-sigma shit right here.
The Italians deserve a break. I hope this is the beginning of a positive trend for them.
Meanwhile…Instead of doing his job in times of a pandemic after invoking a national emergency…Trump has been busy purging/firing Crozier and Atkinson and joking about his sexual proclivities AND negating CDC’s recommendation to wear face mask/covering for the general public in his Covid briefing yesterday!
I was about to post an article talking about the economic misery hitting Southern Italy, but I decided against it. Better to spend some time taking in that bit of good news, and let it be.
Wherever Tena is, I hope she sees this as soon as possible.