press release23 marzo 2020

Coronavirus: 50.418 positive cases

Updated 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 50.418 people have tested positive. To date, the total number of assessed cases in Italy is 63.927.

In detail: there are currently 18.910 positive cases in Lombardy, 7.220 in Emilia-Romagna, 4.986 in Veneto, 4.529 in Piedmont, 2.358 in the Marche, 2.301 in Tuscany, 1.553 in Liguria, 1.414 nel Lazio, 929 in Campania, 771 in Friuli Venezia Giulia, 914 in the autonomous Province of Trento, 688 in the autonomous Province of Bolzano, 826 in Puglia, 681 in Sicily, 605 in Abruzzo, 556 in Umbria, 379 in the Aosta Valley, 343 in Sardinia, 280 in Calabria, 89 in Basilicata e 50 in Molise.

7.432 patients have recovered.  6.077 died, however, this number can be confirmed only upon certification of cause of death by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità.