Italy's coronavirus deaths rise by 743 in 24 hours, reversing recent decline in daily fatalities

[bronxiteforever]

France 24 with Reuters
March 24, 2020 18:50

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has grown by 743 to 6,820, the head of the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday, reversing a decline in fatalities seen over the last two days.

On Monday 602 people died. That followed 650 deaths on Sunday and 793 on Saturday -- the highest daily figure since the coronavirus contagion came to light on February 21.

... The spike in numbers came as Italian Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri on Tuesday said the government would ask parliament in the first weeks of April to authorise a new hike in this year's deficit levels.

https://www.france24.com/en/20200324-italy-s-coronavirus-deaths-rise-by-743-in-24-hours-reversing-recent-decline-in-daily-fatalities

Not what I hoped or thought I would see

[Mike 03]

1. That's a tragic shame.

Been watching Italy closely, hoping they were through the worst of it.

[bronxiteforever]

2. +1 me as well. 743 people in a day

it’s hard to imagine that rate. All those lives.

[Loki Liesmith]

3. Might be noise. Let's see what tomorrow's numbers say

[greenjar_01]

5. Jesus

[Loki Liesmith]

11. It's still below trend

[DrToast]

6. Yes, might be better to take a 2 or 3 day average

To get a better sense of trends.

[bronxiteforever]

7. Yes. I hope it is an anomaly too. I don't

have the heart to check Spain’s numbers today.

[StarryNite]

4. Oh noooo!

[Freethinker65]

8. Keeping the numbers relatively steady is flattening the curve.

Has the doubling time increased? Number of days between doubling of deaths? That is what is important. Flatten the curve. Decrease the spread of new cases.

[bronxiteforever]

9. Good point. The only thing I have is from

DW’s feed from a half an hour ago.

“The increase in the rate of overall cases on Tuesday was similar to previous days: a rise of 8.2% from 63,176 to 69,176. The rate of recoveries also rose from 7,432 to 8,326.”

It seems pretty steady but there were drops as well on the previous two days. These mirrored the drops in deaths. So anomaly is in play.I hope it turns soon. That country is going through hell.

[DrToast]

10. Agree. Improvement doesn't necessarily mean improvement every day

The trend is key and the still seems to be going in the right direction.

[Crunchy Frog]

12. This will be us soon.

Especially if Dump gets his "churches filled on Easter".

I'm truly dreading the next few weeks.

[bronxiteforever]

13. +1 I agree. The next weeks are going to be hellish.

Dump is a horrible odious creature.