press release10 marzo 2020

Coronavirus: 8.514 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 8.514 people have tested positive. To date, the total number of  assessed cases in Italy is 10.149.

In detail: there are currently 4.427 positive cases in Lombardy, 1.417 in Emilia-Romagna, 783 in Veneto, 436 in Piedmont, 381 in the Marche, 260 in Tuscany, 99 in Lazio, 126 in Campania, 128 in Liguria, 110 in Friuli Venezia Giulia, 60 in Sicily, 55 in Puglia, 50 in the autonomous Province of Trento, 37 in Abruzzo, 37 in Umbria, 15 in Molise, 20 in Sardinia, 17 in the Aosta Valley, 11 in Calabria, 38 in the autonomous Province of Bolzano, and 7 in Basilicata.

1004 patients have recovered. 631 died, however, this number can be confirmed only upon certification of cause of death by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità.