14 of Italy's 20 regions together recorded 15 deaths in the last 24 hours
The regions of Sicily, Sardinia, Puglia, Molise, Basilicata, Calabria and Umbria did not record any deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The data is from the Italian Civil Defense and released this Friday (15).
Valle d'Aosta and Friuli-Venezia Júlia each had one death caused by the new coronavirus, while the regions of Campania and Abruzzo recorded 2 deaths each from Thursday to Friday. Marche, Tuscany and Trentino-Alto Ádige totaled 3 deaths each.
Together, the 14 regions recorded 15 deaths, out of a total of 242 across Italy. The country has 20 administrative regions.
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On the other hand, Lombardy, in the North, has seen the number of deaths increase in recent days. There were 115 in the last 24 hours. In previous days there were 111 (yesterday), 69 (Wednesday) and 62 (Tuesday).
See the numbers in the other regions: Emilia-Romagna (13), Lazio (9), Liguria (7), Veneto (19) and Piedmont (64).
In total, since the pandemic came to light on February 21, Italy has recorded 31.610 deaths caused by the Covid-19 epidemic.
According to Civil Defense, 1,859 million people have already been tested for the virus.
The number of confirmed cases reaches 223.885, being the fifth highest in the world, behind the USA, Spain, United Kingdom and Russia.
