The number of infected in Italy is growing from 22 February

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The total number of infected by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Italy reached 1694 people. About it it is reported on the website of the Ministry of health of Italy.

The number of deaths by 1 March had reached 34, 83 people were cured. Thus, at the moment are the treatment of coronavirus infection in 1577, of which 639 were hospitalized employees (140 people in intensive care units).

The greatest number of infected registered in the regions of Lombardy (984 people), Emilia Romagna (285), Venezia (263) and Piedmont (49). The cases confirmed in 11 areas of Italy.

Flash coronavirus infection COVID-19 began in December 2019 with the Chinese Wuhan. At the beginning of the day on March 1 in China from coronavirus infection died 2870 people, was 79 824 cases, 2623 patient recovered. According to the world health organization, outside of China registered the 6009 cases in 53 countries. 86 people died.

An outbreak of coronavirus in Italy, according to the who, began February 22: the day the country was found six infected with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (the total number increased to nine). By 23 February, the country was already 76 confirmed cases.