press release29 febbraio 2020

Coronavirus:total of 1049 positive cases

Update  18.00

At the Italian Civil Protection Department premises the Operational Committee is working relentlessly to ensure the coordination of all operations by the components and operational structures of the National Civil Protection Service. 

As per all health monitoring activities pertaining to the spread of Coronavirus across national territory, according to our latest update the total number of  Coronavirus positive cases is 1049.

To date, in Italy, a total of 1128 people have contracted the virus. In detail: there are 615 cases  in Lombardy, 217 in Emilia-Romagna, 191 in Veneto, 42 in Liguria, 13 in Campania, 11 in Piedmont, 11 in Tuscany, 11 in the Marche, 6 in Lazio, 4 in Sicily , 3 in Puglia, 2 in Abruzzo, 1 in Calabria and 1 in the autonomous province of Bolzano. There are 401 hospitalized patients  with symptoms, 105 are in Intensive Care Units, while 543 are in home isolation. 50 people have recovered. 29 have died, however this number can be confirmed only upon certification of the actual cause of death  by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità .