New Corona Italy dead more likely to be close to 19,000 May 23 4:00
Italian officials have announced that the number of domestic deaths in the two months leading up to last month has increased by approximately 47,000 compared to the same period in the last five years.
After concluding that "most of the increased death toll is believed to be due to the spread of the new coronavirus," the death toll during this period was nearly 19,000 more than previously announced. There are many possibilities.
The Italian Social Insurance Agency compared all deaths in the country during the two months of March and April this year to the average death toll of the same period over the past five years, at around 47,000. I announced that I found that the number of people increased.
By region, the number of deaths has nearly doubled from the average of the past five years, especially in the northern part where the infection situation was serious.
The Social Insurance Agency concludes that "most of the increased deaths are likely due to the spread of the infection at that time."
On top of that, the number of deaths from the new coronavirus over the past two months, which the government has announced to be around 28,000, could actually be close to an additional 19,000.