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283 coronavirus cases confirmed in Italy, death toll at seven
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Italian authorities said on Tuesday the country has by far confirmed a total of 283 novel coronavirus cases.
The total number included seven fatalities — a death toll stationary since Monday — and one case of full recovery, according to Civil Protection Department chief and extraordinary commissioner for the coronavirus emergency Angelo Borrelli.
The latest case concerned a woman who had travelled from northern Lombardy to southern Sicily on holiday, and tested positive in Palermo, after showing symptoms of a possible infection.
“On this woman, final checks by the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS) are ongoing,”
the extraordinary commissioner specified, adding the whole group of people traveling with her has been put under confinement.
Looking at the distribution of cases by macro-areas, the health authorities explained northern Italy registered 212 in Lombardy region, 38 in Veneto, 1 in Trentino Alto Adige, and 3 in Piedmont.
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Central Italy had 23 cases in Emilia Romagna, 2 in Tuscany, and 3 in the Lazio region surrounding Rome — the latter includes the only person who has so far recovered.
Only one case was counted in southern Italy, and referred to the mentioned woman coming from Lombardy and now under check.