Covid today Lombardy, 8,670 infections and 23 deaths. In Milan 1,431 cases

There are 8,670 new coronavirus infections registered in Lombardy today, March 17, according to the bulletin with Covid data from the Region. 23 deaths leading to 39 thousand victims since the beginning of the pandemic. The swabs are 78,288, with a test / positive ratio of 11%. Intensive care admissions decreased: 58 (-13) while those in ordinary wards increased: 844 (+35). In the province of Milan there are 2,987 new positives recorded in the last 24 hours, of which 1,431 in the city of Milan. As for the other provinces of Lombardy, there are 558 new cases in Bergamo, in Brescia 985, in Como 640, in Cremona 275, in Lecco 299, in Lodi 131, in Mantua 374, in Monza 702, in Pavia 407, in Sondrio 97 and in Varese: 793.