Two cases of corona virus infection in Austria and one in Croatia caused the number of countries and territories where the Covid-19 outbreak occurred.

Guenther Platter, governor of Tyrol province, Austria, today confirmed the first two cases of nCoV in the country. The patients are all Italian citizens, 24 years old and living in Tyrol. They were thought to be infected with the virus on a trip to Lombardy, northern Italy.

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Security officer guides traffic at a checkpoint in the town of Zorlesco, Lombardy, Italy on February 24 Photo: AFP

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic also said today that the country had recorded the first case of nCoV.

"The patient being treated at the clinic in the capital Zagreb is a young person with mild symptoms," Plenkovic told a news conference. He added that this person is in isolation and is in good physical condition.

According to Croatian Health Minister Vili Beros, the patient stayed in Milan, the capital of Lombardy, from February 19 to 21. Italy's "fashion capital" has not yet been sealed, but has become quiet.

The information was published as Italy recorded 229 cases of nCoV infection and 7 deaths, most of which were in the Lombardy region with 172 cases and 5 deaths. At least 10 towns in northern Italy, with 50,000 people, have been frozen since February 23.

Italy is currently the world's fourth largest Covid-19 outbreak, after mainland China, South Korea and the Diamond Princess yacht is docked in the port of Yokohama, Japan. Disease outbreaks have occurred in 37 countries and territories, with more than 80,000 cases and more than 2,700 deaths.