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The latest update from the Italian MOH adds another 52 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2 additional deaths since yesterday's 1600 hrs update.
Although most of the cases in Italy appear to be mild, like Iran, they are reporting an unusually high number of fatal outcomes compared to the overall case count.Is is possible that Italy is prioritizing the testing of the sickest patients first, which would skew the mortality rate, but it would also suggest a great many more cases are going unidentified.
Covid-19, the cases in Italy at 12 noon on February 26th
374 people are infected with the new Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus in Italy. Of these 12 people died and 1 person recovered.
Compared to the bulletin at 6 pm on 25 February, there was an increase in the number of people infected by 52 units.
These are the official figures communicated today at the 12 noon conference by the Commissioner for the emergency of civil protection, Angelo Borrelli.
The vast majority of infected people are in home isolation.
In the individual Regions the number of infected people is as follows:
- Lombardy Region: 258. (+18 cases increase compared to the 25 February bulletin - 6pm)
- Veneto Region: 71. (Increase of +28 cases compared to the bulletin of February 25th - 18.00)
- Emilia Romagna Region: 30. (+ 4 cases increase compared to the February 25 bulletin - 6 pm)
- Piedmont Region: 3
- Lazio: 3 (the 2 Chinese tourists and the resigned researcher)
- Sicily: 3
- Liguria: 2
- Tuscany: 2
- Brands: 1
- Autopnoma Province of Bolzano: 1
In total, the swabs that were made amounted to 9,462
