press release12 marzo 2020

Coronavirus: 12.839 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 12.839 people have tested positive. To date, the total number of assessed cases in Italy is 15.113.
In detail: there are currently 6.896 positive cases in Lombardy, 1.758 in Emilia-Romagna, 1.297 in Veneto, 554 in Piedmont, 570 in the Marche, 352 in Tuscany, 243 in Liguria, 174 in Campania, 172 in Lazio, 148 in Friuli Venezia Giulia, 98 in Puglia, 102 in the autonomous Province of Trento, 103 in the autonomous Province of Bolzano, 111 in Sicily, 62 in Umbria, 78 in Abruzzo, 39 in Sardinia, 26 in the Aosta Valley, 32 in Calabria, 16 in Molise and 8 in Basilicata.
1.258 patients have recovered. 1.016 died, however, this number can be confirmed only upon certification of cause of death by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità.