Coronavirus claims over 12,000 lives in Italy
The coronavirus pandemic continued to advance in locked down Italy on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries to 105,792, in line with the latest data released by the country's Civil Protection Department.
The death toll on Tuesday was 837, bringing the full total to 12,428 fatalities because the pandemic first broke out in northern Italy on Feb. 21.
Speaking throughout a nightly televised press conference, Civil Protection Department Chief Angelo Borrelli confirmed that there are 2,107 new active coronavirus infections in comparison to Monday, bringing the nationwide total to 77,635 cases.
Of these infected, 28,192 are hospitalized, 4,023 are in intensive care and 45,420 are quarantined in the home, Borrelli said.
He added that there have been 1,109 additional recoveries compared to Monday, bringing that total to 15,729.
