press release11 marzo 2020

Coronavirus: 10.590 positive cases

Update at 18.00

At Civil Protection Department Headquarters, the Operational Committee keeps working to ensure the coordination of all operations  by the components and operational structures of the National Civil Protection Service. As per health monitoring activities related to the spread of Coronavirus across national territory, at present 10.590 people have tested positive. To date, the total number of  assessed cases in Italy is 12.462.

In detail: there are currently 5.763 positive cases in Lombardy, 1588 in Emilia-Romagna, 940 in Veneto, 480 in Piedmont, 461 in the Marche, 314 in Tuscany, 181 in Liguria, 149 in Campania, 125 in Lazio, 110 in Friuli Venezia Giulia, 71 in Puglia, 74 in the autonomous Province of Trento, 75 in the autonomous Province of Bolzano, 81 in Sicily, 44 in Umbria, 37 in Abruzzo, 20 in Sardinia, 19 in the Aosta Valley, 17 in Calabria, 16 in Molise and 8 in Basilicata.

1045 patients have recovered. 827 died, however, this number can be confirmed only upon certification of cause of death by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità.