According to Borrelli, cases of infection have been recorded in five regions of Italy.

"In Lombardy, we have the largest number of infected people - 54 people, 17 in Veneto, two in Emilia-Romagna, two in Lazio (around Rome), this is a couple of Chinese tourists, and one in Piedmont," RIA Novosti quotes him.

He noted that 51 people were hospitalized with symptoms, 18 of them are in intensive care units, another 11 people are in isolation.

It was previously reported that the number of coronavirus infected in Italy exceeded 50.

It also became known about two people who died in the country as a result of infection with COVID-2019.