Italy added another 4,585 cases of nCoV, down slightly from the previous day, bringing the total to 119,827, making it the second largest epidemic zone in the world.

The Italian Citizens' Protection Agency said the number of new infections in the past 24 hours decreased slightly from 4,668 the day before. This is the 5th consecutive day the number of new infections in Italy is in the range of 4,000 - 4,800. The government hopes the epidemic has peaked and is expected to decline in the near future. The highest number of new cases recorded in Italy was 6,557 on March 21.

An additional 766 people died of nCoV in Italy, up slightly from 760 the day before, bringing the total to 14,681 and the highest in the world, nearly 4.5 times the number China reported, with more than 3,300 people. However, the number of deaths in Italy over the past three days increased between 720-770 and was lower than the previous few days.

28,7414 people with nCoV in Italy were hospitalized, 4,068 were in critical condition, 52,579 were isolated at home and 19,758 were recovered.

Lombardy is the most affected locality with 47,520 cases, of which 8,311 people die and 13,020 people have recovered.

Two new studies show that the number of deaths from nCoV in Italy may be higher than reported because many people died without being tested and therefore not included in the list. Among them, many elderly people die at home or nursing homes.

Italy was the first Western country to issue a nationwide blockade order because of Covid-19, requiring people to stay home and close non-essential businesses. Italian health experts said the measures to blockade were effective, but the country wasted too much time before, causing many deaths.

Some countries such as Russia, China and Vietnam have supported Italy masks and medical supplies to prevent epidemics. Russia, China and Cuba have sent medical experts to Italy, while Germany has received and treated some patients with nCoV from the country.

Covid-19 originated in China in December 2019, appeared more than 200 countries and territories with more than one million cases of nCoV, nearly 57,000 deaths and more than 226,000 have recovered.