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ROME, April 7-- Italy on Tuesday registered 135,586 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 17,127 fatalities, according to fresh figures from the Civil Protection Department managing the COVID-19 emergency. Of these, the new active infections registered against Monday were 880, which brought to total 94,067 infections nationwide. Recoveries kept rising, with a relevant number of 1,555 more people cured compared to the previous day, reaching 24,392 in total. The number of new recoveries widely exceeded that of new active infections on a daily basis. "The decrease in the trend of new infections is being confirmed, and the number of 880 is the lowest (daily) rise we have seen since March 10," Civil Protection Department Chief Angelo Borrelli stressed at a press conference. Borelli, who also serves as extraordinary commissioner in the COVID-19 emergency, explained the daily number of recoveries registered on Tuesday was "the second highest in absolute terms since the epidemic has begun." There was an increase of 3,039 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the overall cases to 135,586. Of those who have tested positive so far, 28,718 are hospitalized in normal wards, 3,792 are in intensive care units, and the remaining 61,557 under home isolation. LESS PRESSURE ON HOSPITALS Borrelli also confirmed that the pressure on Italian hospitals was lessening, and especially "for intensive care units, where we have now 106 fewer patients (compared to the previous day)." | 
