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Number of coronavirus cases in Italy jumps to 79

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Italian health officials reported on Saturday 59 more cases of people infected by the coronavirus have been confirmed in the country, while two people died from the outbreak.

"79 people are infected with coronavirus, located in 5 regions: 54 of them are in Lombardy, 17 in Veneto, 2 in Emilia Romagna, 2 in Lazio and 1 in Piedmont. At present, 33 people are hospitalized with symptoms, of which 18 are in intensive care, 11 are in home isolation. Two died, while one person was discharged from Spallanzani," head of the Civil Protection Angelo Borrelli (pictured) said.

The country's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced travel to and from the areas affected by the virus will be blocked in response to the sudden spread of the outbreak.

Breaking the News / MD