Covid: today in Italy 20,396 infections and 502 deaths

Milan, March 16 (beraking latest news Salute) – There are 20,396 infections from the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus in Italy today, March 16, according to data from the Civil Protection bulletin, published by the Ministry of Health. Since yesterday, another 502 deaths have been recorded, bringing the total to 103,001 since the beginning of the emergency linked to the covid-19 epidemic. Since yesterday 369,375 swabs have been performed, the positivity index is 5.5%. The number of patients admitted to intensive care is increasing: they are 3,256 (+99 since yesterday).