Rome, Feb 12 (TIWN) About one month after easing most restrictions on people's movements, Italy maintained a downward trend in active coronavirus infections, the latest official data showed.

Overall, Italy counted more than 2.6 million coronavirus cases as of Thursday, with a daily increase of 15,146 against the previous day, the Health Ministry stated.

Active infections dropped by 5,092 to 405,019 cases in total, confirming a decreasing trend that has continued almost uninterrupted since January 11.

The vast majority (383,951) of those actively infected are currently isolated at home, asymptomatic or with mild symptoms, while 2,126 patients are in intensive care, data showed.